Économie politique ou principes de la science des richesses.

Paris, Renouard, 1829. xvi, 387 (misnumbered 391, pagenumbers 257-261 ommitted, but complete) pp. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt with green label with gilt lettering. Kress C.2268; Goldsmiths 25751; Coquelin & Guillaumin,i, p. 619; Masui 468; not in Einaudi; not in Mattioli. First edition. F.X.J. Droz (1773-1850), elected member of the Académie Française in 1813, was appointed one of the first members of the illustre 'Academie des sciences morales et politiques' when it was reopened in 1833. His main field of interest was moral theory but his Économie politique ou principes de la science des richesses proved to be of great service to the science of political economy being a very lucid and 'élégant exposé général des notions fondamentales' (Coquelin & Guillaumin, i, p. 619). - Rare, faint waterstain on lower half of the pages.