Cloth
1865 · New York
by Newcomb, Simon
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1865. First edition. Cloth. Thin split along top of front joint, spine ends worn, still a good or better copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown, shelf sticker on foot of backstrip, their stamp on title, leaves clean, binding solid.. 222, adv. [6] pp. 12mo. Though known primarily as an astronomer, the Canadian American Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) also amassed a sturdy reputation as a political economist, praised for his originality by John Maynard Keynes. This was his first published book on economics. Sabin 54936. (Inventory #: 31618)