An edition of The economic writings of Sir William Petty (1899)

The economic writings of Sir William Petty

together with the Observations upon the bills of mortality, more probably by Captain John Graunt

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An edition of The economic writings of Sir William Petty (1899)

The economic writings of Sir William Petty

together with the Observations upon the bills of mortality, more probably by Captain John Graunt

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At the University Press
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Subjects
Early works to 1800, Economics, Vital Statistics
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England, Ireland

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The economic writings of Sir William Petty: together with the Observations upon the bills of mortality, more probably by Captain John Graunt
1899, At the University Press
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Table of Contents

Petty's life --
Graunt's life --
Authorship of the "Observations upon the bills of mortality" --
Petty's letters and other manuscripts --
Petty's economic writings --
Graunt and the science of statistics --
On the bills of mortality --
Treatise of taxes and contributions --
Verbum sapienti --
Political anatomy of Ireland --
Political arithmetick --
Natural and political observations upon the bills of mortality -- by Capt. John Graunt
Sir William Petty's Quantulumcunque concerning money --
Another essay in political arithmetick concerning the growth of the city of London --
Observations upon the Dublin-bills of mortality, 1681, and the state of that city --
Further observations upon the Dublin-bills, or, Accompts of the houses, hearths, baptisms, and burials in that city --
Two essays in political arithmetick, concerning the people, housing, hospitals, &c. of London and Paris --
Observations upon the cities of London and Rome --
Five essays in political arithmetick --
Treatise of Ireland --
Appendix --
Bibliography of the printed writings of Sir William Petty --
Supplement to the bibliography of Petty's works --
Bibliography of the natural and political observations --
List of books and manuscripts used --
Index.

Edition Notes

Half-title in each vol.: "The economic writings of Sir William Petty".

Colophon in v.2 and imprint on title-leaf verso in each vol.: "Cambridge : Printed by J. and C.F. Clay, at the University Press."

Pagination: v.1: xci, [1], 313 p., [1] leaf of plates -- v.2: [9], 318-700 p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded).

Frontispieces (facsimiles, plates); folding table in vol. 2 (plate); printed marginal notes.

Includes index.

Hollander 153: Bindings: Publisher's original quarter black buckram over blue cloth; gold lettering on spines.

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Other Titles
Observations upon the bills of mortality, Accompts of the houses, hearths, baptisms, and burials in that city, Quantulumcunque concerning money

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Dewey Decimal Class
330
Library of Congress
HB151 .P5

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Pagination
2 v. :

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26231308M
Internet Archive
economicwritings02pett
LCCN
05018960
OCLC/WorldCat
276846, 14801437

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