1836. · Edinburgh, London, Manchester & Dublin
by [Cobden, Richard]
Edinburgh, London, Manchester & Dublin: William Tait [et al], 1836.. 52pp. Large octavo. Text in double columns. Extracted from nonce pamphlet volume, without printed wrapper. Very faint stamp on title of defunct mercantile library, faint discoloration along inner margin of title leaf, usual modest tanning at edges, otherwise a good or better copy. First edition of this quite early work by the manufacturer and economist, published the year following his ENGLAND, IRELAND AND AMERICA. The first page of text prints a caption title, " A Cure for the Russo- Phobia." It contains "a bold indictment of the whole system of foreign policy founded on ideas of the balance of power and the necessity of large armaments for the protection of commerce" - Wikipedia. 2nd and 3rd editions appeared the same year. OCLC/WORLDCAT 66237863. GOLDSMITHS 29236. (Inventory #: WRCLIT84150)