A Catalogue of Books, the Property of a Political Economist
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Excerpt from A Catalogue of Books, the Property of a Political Economist: With Critical and Bibliographical Notices This Library is the result of a pursuit which I have followed with uninterrupted ardour for more than half a century. My maternal grandfather, with whom I passed a considerable portion of my youth, was very fond of books, of which he had a considerable number I presume that his example inspired me with a taste for them. But whether that be so or not, I very early acquired, and have continued faithful to that taste. For a lengthened period the means which I could with propriety devote to the purchase of books were very limited. I have seldom, however, confined myself strictly within these means, but have usually appropriated a larger share of my income to their purchase than should, perhaps, due regard being had to other claims, have been devoted to that object. Their acquisition has been a business in which I have always taken the greatest interest; it has not palled upon me for a single moment; and their possession, besides the gratification it has afforded, has been so far useful that it has enabled me to finish works of much research and labour without either resorting to public libraries, or borrowing books. When young I was a great reader of history and geography, and my earliest efforts in book-buying were principally directed to the acquisition of the ordinary and cheapest books on these subjects. But as the sphere of my knowledge began to expand, so did my taste for different varieties of literature. I had early the advantage, or disadvantage, I do not venture to say which, of being left to follow those studies, and read those books which I preferred, and to chalk out pursuits for myself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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