Protection or Free Trade Henry George SIGNED 1886 1st Edition Donn Piatt
An Examination of the Tariff Question with Especial Regard to the Interests of Labor. Signed & inscribed by author to Donn Piatt on second front end paper: "To Donn Piatt with compliments of Henry George Dec/86". Born in Cincinnati, Piatt attended schools in Ohio and began contributing to newspapers as a young man. He started his career as a lawyer and was briefly a judge in the early 1850s.... Piatt served as an officer in the Union Army in the Civil War from 1861 to 1864. After the war, he held a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives for a single term. He then moved east-first to New York, then to Washington, D. He began a journalism career in Washington, founding a newspaper and contributing to others.
In Protection or Free Trade, Henry George examines the adverse effects of tariffs on the working classes. He argues that tariffs keep prices high for consumers, while failing to produce any increase in overall wages. In addition, tariffs protect monopolistic companies from competition, thus augmenting their power. Among the many praises for Protection or Free Trade, Milton Friedman said that it was the most rhetorically brilliant work ever written on trade.
As recently as 2009, it has been called the best-argued tract on free trade to this day. Blue cloth blind stamped with design & frame on front & rear boards; gilt titles to spine. Signed/inscribed by author on second front end paper with ink blot obscuring part of "Donn".
Previous owner's inscription on title page indicating they had received the book from Donn Piatt in 1889. Small inked correction to page 1; penciled price to top of front pastedown. Mild, even age-toning to pages with some scattered spotting to page margins. Otherwise, interior is tight & unmarked. Soiling, rubbing & wear to edges of page block.Damp staining around edges of front & rear covers; rubbing & discoloration to front & rear covers; wear to corners & spine ends, with boards showing a bit; mild rubbing & wear along edges & to spine edges. Showing the effects of age & less-than-ideal storage, but still a solid & attractive signed copy of this major work by Henry George. A great addition to your collection or as a gift.