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Waste (Economics)

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  • The prodigal son returns home by boat to a large party. Etching by J. Wachsmuth after C.J. Vernet and J.C. Tardieu.
  • A man picks up the money spilling from a rich gentleman's pockets. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli (?), c. 1800.
  • The prodigal son embraces his father. Etching by F. Severati after J.F. Overbeck, 1851.
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Catalogue

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    Wasteland : the dirty truth about what we throw away, where it goes, and why it matters / Oliver Franklin-Wallis.

    Franklin-Wallis, Oliver | Date: 2024
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    The prodigal son embraces his father. Etching by F. Severati after J.F. Overbeck, 1851.

    Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869. | Date: 1851 | Reference: 23565i
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    The waste makers / Vance Packard.

    Packard, Vance, 1914-1996. | Date: 1963, ©1960
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    The prodigal son returns home by boat to a large party. Etching by J. Wachsmuth after C.J. Vernet and J.C. Tardieu.

    Vernet, Joseph, 1714-1789. | Reference: 23940i
    Part of: Collection de Vernet
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    A man picks up the money spilling from a rich gentleman's pockets. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli (?), c. 1800.

    Piattoli, Giuseppe, active 1785-1807. | Reference: 17942i
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