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London, (but Paris), 1770. In the 8th. Coeval full leather binding, title and gold decorations on the spine, hinges with slight defects. Rare original edition. Contemporary pen notes on the flyleaf, title page and title page. Ex libris of belonging.
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Composed in Paris in 1768, the "Dialogues on the grain trade" were published by d'Epinay and Diderot in 1770. .]. Galiani Ferdinando (known as Abbot Galiani) (Chieti 1728 - Naples 1787): Economist and man of letters. Educated in Naples by his uncle Celestino, at 16 he wrote dissertations on political, economic and archaeological topics; at 23 the classic treatise "On Money" (1751; 2nd ed. with additions, 1780) in which a very clear theory of value is exposed, based on the utility and rarity of goods; of 1754 is the treatise On the perfect preservation of grain.
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