Diacritical marks in non-English languages are frequently missing, and have not been added.
On p. 388, a parenthetical remark beginning ‘(by throwing a part of the wealth...’ is not closed, and it is not obvious where the author intended it to close. It is left to the reader to close it.
Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original. The following issues should be noted, along with the resolutions.
P. 569 was mispaginated as p. 561, which has no impact on this version.
| [ix.12] | Men of parts and knowle[d]ge | Inserted. |
| [xvii.4] | a perfect knowle[d]ge of facts | Inserted. |
| [22.24] | an entire depend[a/e]nce | Replaced. |
| [78.4] | seven times that number, or than 201[,]887 | Inserted. |
| [137.17] | no difference as to agricultu[t/r]e | Replaced. |
| [296.20] | to enable it to undersel[l] | Added. |
| [301.5] | after travelling over [eh/the] regions | Most likely. |
| [307.7] | that the wor[l]d luxury | Removed. |
| [331.6] | drain off the nation[’]s wealth | Inserted. |
| [368.30] | as saleable as [houshold] furniture | sic |
| [506.7] | and accounts bal[l]anced on both sides | Removed. |
| [518.26] | lead me to inqure | Inserted. |
| [592.11] | who is possessed of a sal[l]ary | Removed. |
| [624.31] | Without a thorough knowle[d]ge | Inserted. |
| [635.2] | or to sink it to per cent. below that price | Missing. |