First Principles of Political Economy: With Reference to Statesmanship and the Progress of Civilization

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H.C. Baird & Company, 1832 - Economics - 361 pages

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Page 18 - Or Practical Instructions for the Determination of the Intrinsic or Commercial Value of Substances used in Manufactures, in Trades, and in the Arts. By A. NORMANDY. New Edition, Enlarged, and to a great extent rewritten. By HENRY M. NOAD, Ph.D., FRS, thick I2mo. ......... $S-°° NORRIS.—A Handbook for Locomotive Engineers and Machinists
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