Traité d’économie politique, ou Simple exposition de la manière dont se forment, se distribuent et se consomment les richesses.

2 vol., 8vo: lxxix-[1]-452, [4]-486 pp.

Contemp. gilt half sheep (rubbed), marbl. paper on covers, gilt flat spines with red and green labels, sp. edges, marbl. endpapers. Good set.

3rd ed. (1st 1803, 2nd 1814) of the main work of J.-B. Say (1767-1832), a French economist and businessman, who held classically liberal views and actively supported competition, free trade, and the lifting of business restraints. He is primarily remembered for Say’s Law: "that supply creates its own demand". With 1 folding table ("Tableau pour indiquer la marche des valeurs dans les emprunts publics").
Ref. Goldsmiths 21737. - Kress 7041. - BnF. - Not in BL.
Prov. Sm. red armorial wax seal in both vol.