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Meditazioni sulla economia politica
Naples: Giovanni Gravier, 1771. One of four editions issued during the work's first year of publication (1771). Small 8vo. (viii), 1-212pp. Illustrated with title vignette and title-page printed within engraved borders. Near contemporary brown quarter calf over marbled boards, stamped in gilt, with light wear; green speckled edges; lacking free endpapers; scattered creasing and light foxing to text. (Kress 6828).A treatise on political economy which had become obscure, but increasingly believed to have influenced Adam Smith and his contemporaries.