Spence (William). Agriculture the Source of Wealth of Britain...,

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Spence (William). Agriculture the Source of Wealth of Britain..., Spence (William). Agriculture the Source of Wealth of Britain; a Reply to the Objections Urged by Mr Mill, the Edinburgh Reviewers, and Others, Against the Doctrines of the Pamphlet, Entitled "Britain independent of Commerce." With remarks on the criticism of the monthly reviewers upon that work, 1st edition, London: Luke Hanford and Sons for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808, half-title (lower outer corner tear without loss), advert leaf at rear, some spotting throughout, uncut, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo, together with Spence (William), Britain Independent of Commerce; or, Proofs, Deduced from an Investigation into the True Causes of the Wealth of Nations, that our riches, prosperity, and power, are derived from resources inherent in ourselves, and would not be affected, even though our commerce were annihilate, 1st edition, London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807, blank upper margin of title excised, errata leaf at rear, spotting at front and rear, modern gilt-titled calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo QTY: (2) NOTE: Lots 263-331 comprise the residual book stock of Hamish Riley-Smith (1941-2020). Goldsmiths’ 19577 & 19343; Kress B5452 & B5264. Two important documents of British physiocrat thought and catalysts to the construction of classical British political economy by James Mill, Robert Torrens and J. R. McCulloch. Spence's work elicited a body of literature in reaction in which the intellectual basis of political economy was formulated.