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De Jouvenel, Bertrand . PROBLEMS OF SOCIALIST ENGLAND
London 1949 Batchworth. Translated by J.F. Huntington. Hardcover. Octavo, 221pp., cloth. Owner signed. VG in Fair DJ, chipped and worn. (a15683)
$20.00 Nugent, Robert Craggs . CONSIDERATIONS UPON A REDUCTION OF THE LAND TAX
London 1749. Hardcover small octavo., viii, 67pp., foldout table, later in modern boards with mounted red leather title on spine . VG plus, a few numbers in a contemporary hand on the top of the half-title, stain on lower spine end where label once was affixed. (a16537)
$65.00 Cramer, J. S. . THE OWNERSHIP OF MAJOR CONSUMER DURABLES
Cambridge 1962. A statistical survey of motor-cars, refridgerators, washing machines and television sets in the Oxford Savings Survey of 1953. 8vo., 80pp., cloth. Fine in Good DJ. (a19250)
$35.00 Barnett, Malcolm Joel . THE POLITICS OF LEGISLATION THE RENT ACT OF 1957
London 1969 London School of Economics. 293pp., index. Inscribed and signed by Barntett. VG plus, tiny remainer dot on lower fore-edge, in VG DJ. (a20547)
$30.00 Gupta, Brijen K. . SIRAJADDAULLAH AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY 1756-1757 BACKGROUND TO THE FOUNDATION OF BRITISH POWER IN INDIA
Leiden 1966 Brill. Hardcover. Octavo, 170pp., cloth. Good, water stain on lower third of cover, almost no water effects at all in text itself. (a20615)
$320.00 Holter, E. S. . THE ABC OF SOCIAL CREDIT
London 1935 2nd Nott. Clearly explains "the famous Douglas theory." 12mo., 111pp., wraps. Good, some stains on the front. (a21088)
$20.00 Page, Thomas Walker . THE END OF VILLAINAGE IN ENGLAND
NY 1900. Publications of the American Economic Association, Third Series, Vo. I, No. 2. 8vo., 99pp., wraps. Wraps chipped, rear wrap detached, text VG. (a24087)
$45.00 Phillips and Drew . INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1960
London 1960 Phillips & Drew. Pinners Hall, Austin Friars and stock Exchange. "For Private Circulation only." 4to., 125pp. plus list of Directors, blue cloth with gilt trim, spiral binding. VG. (a26202)
$45.00 Edelman, Murray and R. W. Fleming . THE POLITICS OF WAGE-PRICE DECISIONS A FOUR-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Urbana 1965 first edition University of Illinois. Comparison of Italy, Germany, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Hardcoverr. Octavo, 332pp., cloth. VG plus in VG DJ, light wear on edges. (a32817)
$20.00 Glaister, Stephen and Tony Travers . NEW DIRECTIONS FOR BRITISH RAILWAYS? THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PRIVATISATION AND REGULATION
1993 IEA. Octavo, 66pp., wraps. VG. (a41605)
$25.00 Langhammer, Rolf J. and Andre Sapir . ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES
London 1987 Trade Policy Research Centre. 8vo., 90pp., wraps. VG. (a41917)
$30.00 Pickering, J. F. . RESALE PRICE MAINTENANCE IN PRACTICE
London 1966 1st Allen and Unwin. 8vo., 236pp., hardcover. VG, wrinkling on paper on front board, no DJ. (a44178)
$50.00 (berisford) . BERISFORDS THE RIBBON PEOPLE THE STORY OF A FAMILY BUSINESS
York 1966 enlarged Sessions. Hardcover. Octavo., 125pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Fine in Fair DJ, worn. (a4427)
$25.00 Hutton, Graham . WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PRODUCTIVITY: TENTH WINCOTT MEMORIAL LECTURE
UK 1980 Institute of Economic Affairs. Occasional Paper 56. 8vo., 36pp., wraps. Inscribed and signed by Hutton. VG. (a44975)
$35.00 Rogers, James E. Thorold . SIX CENTURIES OF WORK AND WAGES THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LABOUR
London 1908 1st Sonnenschein. 8vo., 591pp., index. Good, pages browned, front hinge cracked. (a4666)
$40.00 Noble, John . FISCAL LEGISLATION 1842-1865
London 1867 Longmans Green."A review of the financial changes of that peirod and their effects upon revenue, trade, manufacture and employment." 199pp., index. Good, cover worn on outer hinges and small tear on rear board. (a4672)
$70.00 Routh, Guy . OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN 1801-1981
Dobbs Ferry 1987. With a compendium of a paper, Occupations of the People of the United Kingdom 1801-81 by Charles Booth. Hardcover. Sm.8vo., 98pp., cloth. Review slip tipped in. VG in Good DJ. (a47435)
$55.00 Hunter, Alex . COMPETITION AND THE LAW
London 1966. University of Glasgow Social and Economic Studies. 8vo., 328pp., index, cloth. Ownership stamp. VG in VG DJ. (a48631)
$40.00 Meller, Helen . TOWNS, PLANS AND SOCIETY IN MODERN BRITAIN
1997 1st Cambridge. Sm.8vo., 138pp., illustrated hardcover. VG, (a49734)
$38.00 Cole, G. D. H. . THE POST-WAR CONDITION OF BRITAIN
NY 1956 Praeger. 8vo., 483pp., index, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a51550)
$45.00 Grondona, L. St. Clare . COMMONWEALTH STOCKTAKING
London 1953 1st Butterworths. Lg.8vo., 389pp., 22 color diagrams by Mrs. Grondona, index, hardcover. Institute bookplate, pocket, blindstamp on title page and tiny ink numbers on front blank end paper. VG, no DJ. (a52769)
$39.00 Pratten, C. and R. M. Dean . THE ECONOMIES OF LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION IN BRITISH INDUSTRY AN INTRODUCTORY STUDY
1965 Cambridge at the University. 8vo., 108pp., wraps. VG. (a53158)
$45.00 HIggins, Benjamin H. . LOMBARD STREET IN WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
1949. Financial rResearch program National Bureau of Economic Research. 8vo., 108pp., wraps. VG. (a53170)
$25.00 Hall, Hubert . A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE STUDY, SOURCES, AND LITERATURE OF ENGLISH MEDIAEVAL ECONOMIC HISTORY
NY. Burt Franklin Reprint of Original 1913 edition. 8vo., 350pp., hardcover. Ex-university library with usual stamps and labels. No underlines, text clean. VG plus. (a53382)
$29.00 Scott, W. H. et al . TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS - A STUDY OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN TECHNICAL CHANGE AND THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF A LARGE STEELWORKS
1956 1st Liverpool University Press. 8vo., 336pp., index, hardcover. Steel Institute bookplate, blindstamp, neat pocket at rear. VG, no DJ. (a54732)
$45.00 Levy, Hermann . SHOPS OF BRITAIN A STUDY OF RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
NY 1947 1st Oxford. Hardcover. Small octavo,, 246pp., cloth. Institute bookplate, checkout slip at rear, numbers at heel of spine. Good, no DJ. (a54832)
$25.00 Lee, C. H. . REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SINCE THE 1880s
London 1971 1st McGraw Hill. 8vo., 271pp., index, hardcover. Slight paperclip effects on initial pages in top margins. VG in VG DJ. (a54863)
$34.00 Hawkins, Edward . SILVER COINS OF ENGLAND ARRANGED AND DESCRIBED WITH REMARKS ON BRITISH MONEY PREVIOUS TO THE SAXON DYNASTIES
London 1861 Lumley. Hardcover. Octavo, 387pp., illustrations, index, rebound with original boards and later heavy paper spine. Good, inner hinges cracked, plates and a few text pages moderately foxed. Binding secure. No ownership marks. Original printing, not a facsimile. (a6544)
$45.00 Scott, Sir Walter; John Wilson Croker . THOUGHTS ON THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF CURRENCY & TWO LETTERS ON SCOTTISH AFFAIRS
Barnes and Noble 1972 reprint. Introduction by David Simpson and Alastair wood. A complete and unabridged photolithographic facsimile of these two famous 19th century Scottish classics.Octavo, xxv, 84pp., 39pp., 62pp. (1), blue cloth hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a67435)
$125.00 Gilbert, Victor F. (comp) . LABOUR AND SOCIAL HISTORY THESES, AMERICAN, BRITISH AND IRISH UNIVERSITY THESES AND DISSERTATIONS IN THE FIELD OF BRITISH AND IRISH LABOUR HISTORY PRESENTED BETWEEN 1900 AND 1978. ISBN 0 7201 1647 3
London 1982 1st Mansell. ISBN 0 7201 1647 3. Hardcover. Octavo, 194pp., cloth. Fine, no DJ. (a71942)
$75.00Piggott, C. M.. LATE BRONZE AGE RAZORS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
1946. 4to, pp. 121-141 with 10 figures which include maps and two small text photos, removed from Proceedings of Prehistoric society and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a78116)
$39.00 Long, Charles . A TEMPERATE DISCUSSION OF THE CAUSES WHICH HAVE LED TO THE PRESENT HIGH PRICE OF BREAD ADDRESSED TO THE PLAIN SENSE OF THE PEOPLE (original edition, not a reprint
London 1800 J. Wright. Octavo, 43pp., later wraps. VG. (a79239)
$25.00 Dintenfass, Michael . ENTREPRENEURIAL FAILURE RECONSIDERED: THE CASE OF THE INTERWAR BRITISH COAL INDUSTRY
1988. Article on pp.1-34 in one complete issue of Business History Review. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Institution stamp on front. VG plus. (a83799a)
$35.00 Channon, Geoffrey . RAILWAY POOLING IN BRITAIN BEFORE 1900: THE ANGLO-SCOTTISH TRAFFIC
1988. Article on pp.74-92 in one complete issue of Business History Review. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Institution stamp on front. VG plus. (a83799c)
$35.00 Gerber, Larry G. . CORPORATISM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: THE IMPACT OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ON AMERICAN AND BRITISH LABOR RELATIONS
1988. Article on pp.93-127 in one complete issue of Business History Review. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Institution stamp on front. VG plus. (a83799d)
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