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Historia del luxo, y de las leyes suntuarias de Espana
by Sempere y Guarinos, Juan
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
Madrid, Imprenta Real Royal printers, 1788. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Historia del luxo, y de las leyes suntuarias de Espana, 2 vol. complete rare first (and only) edition, Madrid, Royal Printers, 1788. Luxury consumption - small woodcut ornament to titles, private library small ink stamp to titles, vol.1 has 7 consecutive lines (A8 + B1) with ink scoring, but perfectly legible, B6 upper blank corner neatly trimmed away, one or two small marginal tears with loss, excellent 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments. [Aguilar Pinal VII, 4611; Colmeiro, Bibliografía de los economistas espanoles 360; Kress B.1489], A close to Fine set, 8vo, Madrid, Royal Printers, 1788.A rare work. The author (1754-1830) was a Spanish politician, jurist, economist, and bibliographer. He condemns lavish spending as a vice, but acknowledges its necessity to keep industry and the state thriving.
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- Bookseller
- finecopy ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110548
- Title
- Historia del luxo, y de las leyes suntuarias de Espana
- Author
- Sempere y Guarinos, Juan
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Madrid, Imprenta Real Royal printers, 1788
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