A TREATISE ON THE COINS OF THE REALM being a Concise Account of all the Facts relating to the Currency which bear upon the Exchanges of Europe, and the Principles of Political Science [note: 1805 1st ed. has subtitle 'in a Letter to the King']

CHARLES, Earl of Liverpool, The Late

Published by John Hearne, London, 1846

About this Item

Leather covers. 1 leaf table of contents oddly paginated 260 top verso+283; early small label to front pastedown 'Treasury Library/ Financial Room', marbled endpapers and edges, internally clean, tight and unmarked; front board detached, rest of covers with gilt ruled edge lines is quite surface rubbed in places, 1 cm chip across bottom spine and small chip top spine by top back joint. This edition seems to be remarkably rare, none appearing on major web-sites at time of listing, while a number of 1805 1st editions do so, this has 283 pp. as opposed to 268 in 1st ed., however p.268 in this edition occurs in middle of solid text so unclear if length has actually been extended or text reset. Author died in 1808 so is unlikely to have changed much himself. While 'Letter to the King' has been dropped from title (understandably given date), the text itself remains couched in letter form.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A TREATISE ON THE COINS OF THE REALM being a Concise Account of all the Facts relating to the Currency which bear upon the Exchanges of Europe, and the Principles of Political Science [note: 1805 1st ed. has subtitle 'in a Letter to the King']
• Publisher: John Hearne, London
• Publication Date: 1846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd ed. (1st-1805)
• Condition: see description for condition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Pre-1850
  • Politics & Economics (inc. War)
  • History