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London : John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1819-01-01. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good. viii, 550, [2] p. ; 23 cm (8vo). With a final advertisement leaf. One of 1000 copies. Bound early 20th century 3/4 brown calf leather. Beige boards. Hinges repaired. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Chipping and loss to head and tail of spine. Institutional stamp to title page. Inscription by Jacob Hollander, Baltimore 1929 on front flyleaf. A few foxing spots to title and content pages. Toning to pages. Kress C401; Goldsmiths 22322. Printing in the Mind of Man, citing 1817 ed. Carpenter XXXVII, (2); McCulloch pp. 16-17. Second edition of a foundational work in economics. "The fundamental ground-work of the Principles is based on the theory that, given free competition in trade, the exchange value of commodities will be determined by the amount of labour expended in production: not a wholly original thesis, nor one capable of absolute expression, but one which was given new force by the…