Brand/Publisher: Henry Holt and Company clothbound volume titled Political Economy by S. J. Chapman, issued in the tan cloth Home University Library binding with black decorative border and winged emblem on the upper front cover and matching spine titling.
Author and subject: Written by S. J. Chapman, M.A., ., Professor of Political Economy and Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Administration at the University of Manchester, presenting an accessible introduction to the principles of political economy and early twentieth-century economics.
Format and series: Compact 16mo-format hardcover in English, part of The Home University Library of Modern Knowledge series, with preliminary pages listing related Social Science titles in the set and clear single-column serif text with running headers and chapter divisions.
Content and themes: Explores foundational economic concepts through chapters on topics such as demand, monopoly, international trade, and the problems of distribution, relating theory to practical issues of wages, employment, and national income in an industrial economy.
Genre and audience: Early twentieth-century economics and political economy reference aimed at students, independent learners, and general readers seeking a concise survey of classical and contemporary economic thought within a popular educational series.
Publication details: Title page gives New York: Henry Holt and Company and London: Williams and Norgate as publishers, with the copyright page stating 1912 by Henry Holt and Company, aligning this copy with the American issue of the Home University Library edition.
Condition: Tan cloth boards show moderate overall rubbing and handling with general age-darkening, a darker strip of discoloration along the upper front near the spine, and small spots and smudges on the rear panel. Spine cloth is slightly darkened with softened, rubbed ends and light fraying at the head and foot, while the black titling remains clear. Corners are gently rounded from shelf wear. Page-block edges are uniformly age-toned with light dust soiling and a few small stains, most noticeable along the lower edge. Interior pages in the sections photographed are evenly toned but clean and fully legible, with no writing or underlining visible. Front endpaper shows faint discoloration at the upper corner and a light personal stamp impression. Binding remains square and secure in the openings shown. No dust jacket present; listing is for the cloth hardcover book only.