Francesco FERRARA (1810–1900), Italian economist and ministe - Lot 35

Francesco FERRARA (1810–1900), Italian economist and minister. Autograph letter, Turin, August 31, 1850, to Joseph Garnier; 2 pages, in-4; in French. He has been entrusted with overseeing the publication of a Collection of Economists at Cugini Pomba, the first volume of which, *Les Physiocrates*, has already been published; the publisher believes “that in order to sustain the enthusiasm and interest of his subscribers, it would be advisable to reverse the order of publication, inserting a volume of modern authors between two volumes of classical authors.” The second volume will contain “Your *Elements of Political Economy*, Mr. Bastiat’s *Economic Harmonies*, and Mr. Stuart Mill’s *Principles of Political Economy* by Mr. Stuart Mill.” He asks Garnier to send him biographical information—“as much as you can about your life and your writings”—as well as publications by others, which must precede the text of his work translated into Italian…