The Star Conquerors by Bova, Ben - 1959

Paris, Librairie de la Société du recueil général des lois et des arrêts et du Journal du palais, L. Larose; Lyon, Auguste Cote, 1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 512. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt, plain small ticket, small chip at foot; old institutional stamps to title-page. In about fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Joseph Rambaud (1849-1919), professor of political economy. Later editions appeared in 1902 and 1909. English translation, by Selden Goodwin Noyes, "Socialism: being book IV of the Histoire des doctrines économiques by Joseph Rambaud", appeared in 1900. TIMO-1 OUT

Paris, Guillaumin, 1887. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 85. Printed on thick paper. Original stiff printed wrappers, bit dust-soiled, spine panel trifle frayed; faint dampmark in lower margin throughout. In good condition ~ FIRST EDITION. In the same year, an English translation, "The Bimetallic Par: Notes Submitted to the Gold and Silver Commission" was published in London by P. S. King; and a German translation, "Das bimetallische Pari. Der Gold- und Silver-Commission in London unterbreitete Bemerkungen" appeared in Köln by J. P. Bachem. Henri Cernuschi (1821-1896), Italian politician and economist, best known for his publications on financial questions, more especially bimetallism. Of the latter he was an ardent champion, and the word itself is commonly supposed to have originated with him - at least in its English form it is first found in his "Silver Vindicated" (1876). I-4 IN

Edinburgh, William Tait; London, Simpkin, Marshall; Dublin, John Cumming, 1843. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xxiii, (i) blank, 419, (1) blank. Plus lithograph frontispiece portrait, from an engraving made by C. Fox after H. W. Pickersgill, printed by the lithographer S. Leith of Edinburgh, with facing tissue-guard. Half-title present. Index. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth, embossed in blind, spine gilt; first inner hinge cracking but very firm, lower joint mended, wear at head of spine, cloth bit dull. Good copy, preserved in the original state, with rather fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Republished in 1844, and recently in 1998. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English social philosopher whose influence on the development of economic thought and theory was very great. Burton was an Edinburgh lawyer and a professional writer for literary journals. He established his name as an author with the "Life and Correspondence of David Hume" (1846), in which he threw… Read More

Londres et se trouve à Paris, Duchesne, 1756. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 151, (1) publisher's ad. Plus engraved frontispiece. handsome device to title, decorative head-pieces. Includes the "Explication du frontispice". HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary marbled boards, spine with crimson morocco label lettered in gilt, date gilt stamped on foot. Fine, handsome copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Many later editions followed with various paginations, different layout, different publisher's device to title-page, etc. Some pirated editions joined the race, some appearing as "first edition". Gabriel François, abbé Coyer, was a French man of letters and worldly cleric born in 1707. He entered the Society of Jesus, studying humanities and philosophy until he left the order in 1736. In 1741 he became private tutor to the young Duke of Bouillon (Prince of Turenne at the time). There followed public functions that saw him in attendance at some battles of… Read More

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Xi, 179 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. All Publishing Information Shows Cambridge University Press, 1960, Sheets Printed In The Usa, Dj Price Clipped At Bottom Of Front Flap And With (American) $3.75 Price Stamped At Top Corner Of Front Flap. No Indication Of Later Printing, No Reviews On Dj. A Classic Of Cold-War Economics. Book With Light Rubbing At Corners, No Marks. Dj With Some Wear, A Few Short Tears And With Some Very Small Losses At Corners, Spine A Little Faded. Small Original Pasadena Bookseller's Tab (Vroman's) On Front Endpaper, Thus First Purchased New In Pasadena.

Paris, Librairie de la Société du recueil général des lois et des arrêts et du Journal du palais, L. Larose; Lyon, Auguste Cote, 1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. 512. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt, plain small ticket, small chip at foot; old institutional stamps to title-page. In about fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Joseph Rambaud (1849-1919), professor of political economy. Later editions appeared in 1902 and 1909. English translation, by Selden Goodwin Noyes, "Socialism: being book IV of the Histoire des doctrines économiques by Joseph Rambaud", appeared in 1900. TIMO-1 OUT

Paris, Guillaumin, 1887. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 85. Printed on thick paper. Original stiff printed wrappers, bit dust-soiled, spine panel trifle frayed; faint dampmark in lower margin throughout. In good condition ~ FIRST EDITION. In the same year, an English translation, "The Bimetallic Par: Notes Submitted to the Gold and Silver Commission" was published in London by P. S. King; and a German translation, "Das bimetallische Pari. Der Gold- und Silver-Commission in London unterbreitete Bemerkungen" appeared in Köln by J. P. Bachem. Henri Cernuschi (1821-1896), Italian politician and economist, best known for his publications on financial questions, more especially bimetallism. Of the latter he was an ardent champion, and the word itself is commonly supposed to have originated with him - at least in its English form it is first found in his "Silver Vindicated" (1876). I-4 IN

Edinburgh, William Tait; London, Simpkin, Marshall; Dublin, John Cumming, 1843. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xxiii, (i) blank, 419, (1) blank. Plus lithograph frontispiece portrait, from an engraving made by C. Fox after H. W. Pickersgill, printed by the lithographer S. Leith of Edinburgh, with facing tissue-guard. Half-title present. Index. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth, embossed in blind, spine gilt; first inner hinge cracking but very firm, lower joint mended, wear at head of spine, cloth bit dull. Good copy, preserved in the original state, with rather fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Republished in 1844, and recently in 1998. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English social philosopher whose influence on the development of economic thought and theory was very great. Burton was an Edinburgh lawyer and a professional writer for literary journals. He established his name as an author with the "Life and Correspondence of David Hume" (1846), in which he threw… Read More

Londres et se trouve à Paris, Duchesne, 1756. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 151, (1) publisher's ad. Plus engraved frontispiece. handsome device to title, decorative head-pieces. Includes the "Explication du frontispice". HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary marbled boards, spine with crimson morocco label lettered in gilt, date gilt stamped on foot. Fine, handsome copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Many later editions followed with various paginations, different layout, different publisher's device to title-page, etc. Some pirated editions joined the race, some appearing as "first edition". Gabriel François, abbé Coyer, was a French man of letters and worldly cleric born in 1707. He entered the Society of Jesus, studying humanities and philosophy until he left the order in 1736. In 1741 he became private tutor to the young Duke of Bouillon (Prince of Turenne at the time). There followed public functions that saw him in attendance at some battles of… Read More

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Xi, 179 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. All Publishing Information Shows Cambridge University Press, 1960, Sheets Printed In The Usa, Dj Price Clipped At Bottom Of Front Flap And With (American) $3.75 Price Stamped At Top Corner Of Front Flap. No Indication Of Later Printing, No Reviews On Dj. A Classic Of Cold-War Economics. Book With Light Rubbing At Corners, No Marks. Dj With Some Wear, A Few Short Tears And With Some Very Small Losses At Corners, Spine A Little Faded. Small Original Pasadena Bookseller's Tab (Vroman's) On Front Endpaper, Thus First Purchased New In Pasadena.