The Land Question. Property in Land. The Condition of Labor

New York: Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 1945; (1881). Later edition. Octavo in yellow jacket; 109, 74, 151 pages; 20 cm About near fine with personal bookplate to front paste-down; in a chipped about good to good(-) jacket with approx. 1 x 2 inch piece loose and neatly lad into to rear panel; now in archival mylar. See photos. Hardcover.

This edition uncommon. // Contents: The Land Question, What It Involves and How Alone It Can Be Settled. Property in Land, a Passage-At-Arms Between the Duke of Argyll and Henry George. The Condition of Labor, an Open Letter to Pope Leo XIII, on the Condition of Labor. Originally published as: The Irish Land Question." Each part preceded by half-title. // A seminal treatise advocating land value taxation as a remedy for economic inequality. George critiques private land ownership’s role in social disparity, proposing public collection of land rent to promote fairness and productivity. A foundational text in political economy and reformist thought.