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Madrid: D. Antonio de Sancha, 1774. Sm. 8vo. (8),cxcviii pp. Cont. vellum with fore-edge ties. Ownership inscription of 1808 on title. Some light soiling but a very good copy. First edition. Campomanes (1723-1802) was a Spanish economic reformer, interested in agricultural societies and the promotion of arts and manufactures without the drawbacks which were created in Spain from excessive taxes and regulations and from corporation privileges. In 1775 he published a complementary work “Discurso Sobre la Educacion Popular de los Artesanos y su Fomenta.” Kress 6998; Einaudi 821; Goldsmith’s’ 11127. Palau 263681

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