1882 CAPITAL AND POPULATION Frederick Hawley inscribed to one-time CT governor

Description: [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; ASSOCIATION COPY] CAPITAL AND POPULATION: A Study of the Economic Effects of Their Relations to Each Other by Frederick B. Hawley, Appleton and Company, 1882, first edition with same date for copyright and on title page, maroon cloth cover with blind-stamped rules on front and back and gilded titled on spine, 5” x 7-1/2”, 267 pages followed by six pages of annotated ads of other titles of the publisher; INSCRIPTION: in full, “Hon. A. H. Holley, with the compliments of the author, Fred. B. Hawley,” Alexander Hamilton Holley, 1802-87, was governor of Connecticut from 1857-58, and in 1860 was a Connecticut delegate of the Republican National Convention nominating Lincoln for president; AUTHOR NOTE: “Frederick B. Hawley offered his risk theory of profit in 1893. According to Hawley, risk in business arose from product obsolescence, a sudden fall in prices, superior substitutes, natural calamities, or scarcity of certain crucial materials.” (wikipedia); for more see “Frederick B. Hawley's Income Theory” by Richard M. Davis, Journal of Political Economy, Vol.61, No. 2, April 1953, discussing Hawley in relation to John Stuart Mill and his influence on the teaching of economics; ITEM NOTE: worldcat/oclc has no listings for the 1882 first edition of this book, a singular association copy of a rare book with only one other copy on the market (ABE), also inscribed and signed; CONDITION: very good-plus or better, minimal normal wear, light fading of spine, text block tight, exceptionally well-preserved copy.

Price: 450 USD

Location: Southport, Connecticut

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