John Maynard Keynes - The Economic Consequences Of The Peace - 1920

Scarce copy for collectors, and for those of interest of the works of the British Economist John Maynard Keynes, and of landmark twentieth century titles.

This is Keynes' remarkable analysis of the economic situation at the end of World War I. This book established Keynes as one of Great Britain's leading intellectuals. A second printing of the true first edition, published in 1920. With a single-page preface by the author, dated November 1919.

Contents: Preface; Chapter I - Introductory, Chapter II - Europe Before the War, Chapter III - The Conference, Chapter IV - The Treaty, Chapter V - Reparation, Chapter VI - Europe After the Treaty, Chapter VII - Remedies.

Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1920. Publishers’ original dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and borders to the spine and blind borders to the front and rear boards.

Book Dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 x 3 cm and Number of Pages: 279

Condition
External covers are marked and worn at corners, edges and at head, and foot of the spine. Internally; in very good condition. Pages are clean. All pages are tightly held at the gutter. Inner hinges are very good (Please see pictures).


“The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury. In his book, he argued for a much more generous peace, not out of a desire for justice or fairness – these are aspects of the peace that Keynes does not deal with – but for the sake of the economic well-being of all of Europe, including the Allied Powers, which the Treaty of Versailles and its associated treaties would prevent.

The book was a best-seller throughout the world and was critical in establishing a general opinion that the treaties were a "Carthaginian peace" designed to crush the defeated Central Powers, especially Germany. It helped to consolidate American public opinion against the treaties and against joining the League of Nations”.