
The 'Athenaeum' reviewer of the first English translation (1887) later wrote: 'Under the guise of a critical analysis of capital, Karl Marx's work is principally a polemic against capitalists and the capitalist mode of production, and it is this polemical tone which is its chief charm.' The historical-polemical passages, with their formidable documentation from British official sources, have remained memorable and, as Marx". It was in fact the summation of his quarter of a century's economic studies". "Marx himself modestly described Das Kapital as a continuation of his Zur Kritik des Politischen Oekonomie, 1859. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. This work is usually encountered in far less condition. A superior example, as most examples have been rebound. In near fine condition with the spine gilt bright, light rubbing to the extremities, small stamp to the title page. Translated from the third German edition by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, edited by Friedrich Engels. Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production.įirst edition in English of Karl Marx’s seminal work in both economic and political thought.
