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An inquiry into the permanent causes of the decline and fall of powerful and wealthy nations, illustrated by four engraved charts. / By William Playfair, author of Notes and continuation of an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations, by Adam Smith, LL.D. and inventor of linear arithmetic, &c. Designed to shew how the prosperity of the British Empire may be prolonged.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection HC21 .P72 1805
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Playfair, William, 1759-1823.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics.
- History--Philosophy.
- History.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions.
- Great Britain.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 301 pages, 4 folded leaves of plates : color charts ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : W. Marchant, Printer, 3, Greville-Street, Holborn. Printed for Greenland and Norris, 2, Finsbury-Place, Finsbury-Square, 1805.
- Notes:
- First edition.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: charts 1 and 2 wanting.
- Cited in:
- Goldsmiths' Lib. cat. 19004
- OCLC:
- 13928909
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