An Economic History of Modern Britain

Cambridge : University Press, 1926-38.

The Early Railway Age 1820-1850; Free Trade and Steel 1850-1886; Machines and National Rivalries (1887-1914) with an Epilogue (1914-1929). 3 volumes, complete. Crown 8vo. xviii, 623; xiii, (2), 554; xiv, (2), 577 pp. Two folding and one pocket map (inside back cover) in vol 2; original green cloth, titles in gilt lettering to the spines, fore and bottom edges untrimmed and foxed on vols 1 & 2; covers slightly soiled on vol 1 and the head of the spine worn on vol 3. Generally a clean and highly presentable copy if this major work. An extremely influential pioneer in the field of economic history, Clapham prioritised the supply of concrete information over theory, and thus considered himself a historian more than an economist. One of the founding fathers of the discipline of economic history, despite the fact that his work eschewed economic theory in favour of factual information, his many roles included Professor of Economic History at King's College, Cambridge, and Professor of Economics at the University of Leeds.