Apr 12, 2010 - Sale 2210

Sale 2210 - Lot 105

Price Realized: $ 660
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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
[HARRIS, JOSEPH.] An Essay upon Money and Coins. Part I. The Theories of Commerce, Money, and Exchanges [Part II. Wherein is shewed, That the established Standard of money should not be violated or altered, under any pretence whatsoever]. viii, 128; xiv, 130 pages. 2 parts in one volume. 8vo, late 19th-/early 20th-century 1/2 calf gilt; light browning on preliminaries and elsewhere, pencil annotations and tape discoloration on front endpapers, old inscription on title. London: G. Hawkins, 1757-58
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first edition. Schumpeter, page 291 ("has some claim to being considered one of the best eighteenth-century performances in the field of monetary analysis").