£39.09

Cambridge University Press Inventing the Industrial Revolution: The English Patent System, 1660-1800

Price data checked 5 days ago

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

£39 today · previous high £39 · all-time low £37

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 86 days • 86 data points (No recent data available)

Historical
Generating forecast...
£39.09 £37.00 £37.46 £37.91 £38.37 £38.82 £39.28 01 March 2026 22 March 2026 12 April 2026 03 May 2026 25 May 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 86 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
72 days 14 days · current 0 18 36 54 72 £37 £39 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £37 (72 days, 83.7%)

Price range: £37 - £39

Price levels: 2 different prices over 86 days

Description
This book examines the development of the English patent system and its relationship with technical change during the period between 1660 and 1800, when the patent system evolved from an instrument of royal patronage into one of commercial competition among the inventors and manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. It analyses the legal and political framework within which patenting took place and gives an account of the motivations and fortunes of patentees, who obtained patents for a variety of purposes beyond the simple protection of an invention. It includes the first in-depth attempt to gauge the reliability of the patent statistics as a measure of inventive activity and technical change in the early part of the Industrial Revolution, and suggests that the distribution of patents is a better guide to the advance of capitalism than to the centres of inventive activity. It also queries the common assumption that the chief goal of inventors was to save labour, and examines contemporary criticism of the patent system in the light of the changing conceptualisation of invention among natural scientists and political economists.

Product Specifications
Brand
Cambridge University Press
Format
paperback
ASIN
0521893992
Category
Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Biographies & Histories > Business & Economic History
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
26 November 2010
Listed Since
02 February 2007

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

The World Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics: A 2021 Global Trade Perspective
60% match

The World Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics: A 2021 Global Trade Perspective

£635.00 01 Feb 2026
The World Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics without Frameworks: A 2024 Global Trade Perspective
60% match

The World Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics without Frameworks: A 2024 Global Trade Perspective

£640.00 23 Jan 2026
The World Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics without Frameworks: A 2022 Global Trade Perspective
59% match

The World Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics without Frameworks: A 2022 Global Trade Perspective

£635.00 29 Jan 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Venezuela
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Venezuela

£144.00 28 Feb 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in France
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in France

£300.00 11 Jan 2026
The 2021-2026 World Outlook for Manufacturing Abrasive Grinding Wheels of Natural or Synthetic Materials, Abrasive-Coated Products, and Other Abrasive Products
59% match

The 2021-2026 World Outlook for Manufacturing Abrasive Grinding Wheels of Natural or Synthetic Materials, Abrasive-Coated Products, and Other Abrasive Products

Out of Stock 15 Feb 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Austria
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Austria

£300.00 16 Dec 2025
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Colombia
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Colombia

£174.00 23 Feb 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Belgium
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Belgium

£300.00 07 Jan 2026
The 2016 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Japan
59% match

The 2016 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Japan

£395.00 25 Jan 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Mexico
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Mexico

£300.00 21 Apr 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Australia
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Australia

£300.00 25 Jan 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Sweden
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Sweden

£300.00 12 Jan 2026
The World Market for Millstones and Grindstones for Milling, Grinding, or Pulping: A 2024 Global Trade Perspective
59% match

The World Market for Millstones and Grindstones for Milling, Grinding, or Pulping: A 2024 Global Trade Perspective

£640.00 23 Jan 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Turkey
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Turkey

£300.00 23 Feb 2026
The 2016 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in China
59% match

The 2016 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in China

£300.00 01 Feb 2026
The World Market for Pumice Stone, Emery, and Natural Corundum, Natural Garnet, Crushed Pumice, or Other Natural Abrasives In Crude or Irregular Pieces: A 2021 Global Trade Perspective
59% match

The World Market for Pumice Stone, Emery, and Natural Corundum, Natural Garnet, Crushed Pumice, or Other Natural Abrasives In Crude or Irregular Pieces: A 2021 Global Trade Perspective

£635.00 25 Jan 2026
The World Market for Millstones and Grindstones for Milling, Grinding, or Pulping: A 2021 Global Trade Perspective
59% match

The World Market for Millstones and Grindstones for Milling, Grinding, or Pulping: A 2021 Global Trade Perspective

£635.00 27 Jan 2026
The World Market for Millstones and Grindstones for Milling, Grinding, or Pulping: A 2022 Global Trade Perspective
59% match

The World Market for Millstones and Grindstones for Milling, Grinding, or Pulping: A 2022 Global Trade Perspective

£635.00 25 Jan 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Taiwan
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Taiwan

£300.00 11 Jan 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Germany
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Germany

£300.00 11 Jan 2026
The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Malaysia
59% match

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in Malaysia

£216.00 23 Feb 2026
The World Market for Pumice Stone, Emery, and Natural Corundum, Natural Garnet, Crushed Pumice, or Natural Abrasives in Crude Pieces: A 2024 Global Trade Perspective
59% match

The World Market for Pumice Stone, Emery, and Natural Corundum, Natural Garnet, Crushed Pumice, or Natural Abrasives in Crude Pieces: A 2024 Global Trade Perspective

£640.00 12 Jan 2026
The 2016 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in India
59% match

The 2016 Import and Export Market for Millstones and Grinding Wheels without Frameworks Made of Natural or Artificial Abrasives or Ceramics in India

£300.00 30 Jan 2026