An essay on the relations between labour and capital. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. With a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. One Scattered spotting, one gathering working loose.
Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page:'The Revd. Downes / from the Author'.The first edition of a long essay by Charles Morrison on labour and capital, intended to contribute towards'the discovery of the most efficacious means of improving the condition and elevating the character of the working majority of mankind'. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year.
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