The wonderful story of gold and silver; an anthropological, mythological, chrysological, argyrological, photochromatological, and psychological study Showing The Relation of thr Modern Employment of Gold and Silver as Personal Ornaments, as Mediums of Exchange, and as Standards of Value, To Ancient Sun Worship and Moon Worship, Bird Cults and Beast Cults and Cannibalism; and Explaining Why the Gold Standard Will Remain Foolproof for a Million Years or longer.

Henry Hamilton Harwood,

Published by Lewis Printing, S. data (ma 1924), Richmond,, 1924

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In 8°; 288 pp. e una pecetta di errata fuori numerazione che presenta anche una nota manoscritta (probabilmente dallo stesso Harwood). Legatura editoriale in tutta tela rossa con titolo impresso in oro al piatto anteriore ed al dorso. Prima edizione in tiratura limitatissima di 225 esemplari di questa storia dell oro e dell argento e dei culti a lui collegati. L opera ripercorre gli aspetti antropologici e le conseguenze economiche del legame dell uomo con l oro ed l argento, attraverso i secoli e lo sviluppo delle società dall antichità fino allo sviluppo della modera economia. Edizione rarissima ed in ottime condizioni di conservazione. Rif. Bibl.: Princeton University Libraries ReCAP C-10 5679.

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• Title: The wonderful story of gold and silver; an anthropological, mythological, chrysological, argyrological, photochromatological, and psychological study Showing The Relation of thr Modern Employment of Gold and Silver as Personal Ornaments, as Mediums of Exchange, and as Standards of Value, To Ancient Sun Worship and Moon Worship, Bird Cults and Beast Cults and Cannibalism; and Explaining Why the Gold Standard Will Remain Foolproof for a Million Years or longer.
• Publisher: Lewis Printing, S. data (ma 1924), Richmond,
• Publication Date: 1924