History of monetary systems: a record of actual experiments in money made by various states of the ancient and modern world, as drawn from their statutes, customs, treaties, mining regulations, jurisprudence, history, archaeology, coins, nummulary systems, and other sources of information

DEL MAR, Alexander

Published by Effingham Wilson, London, 1895

About this Item

xxxix, 511, [1], 4pp. With a half-title and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting. The first British edition of American political economist and numismatist Alexander Del Mar's (1836-1926) authoritative survey of the development of money and monetary systems; specifically ancient Persian, Hebrew, Greek, and Roman moneys; Gothic, 'Moslem', and early English currencies; and the evolution of the coinage prerogative. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of monetary systems: a record of actual experiments in money made by various states of the ancient and modern world, as drawn from their statutes, customs, treaties, mining regulations, jurisprudence, history, archaeology, coins, nummulary systems, and other sources of information
• Publisher: Effingham Wilson, London
• Publication Date: 1895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.