OUR CURRENCY: What It Is, and What It Should Be.: A Nation's Wealth For A Nation's Need.
by Drew, John G
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- good
- Condition
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About This Item
Small quarto (9 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches) New York: S.R. Wells, 389 Broadway, and H.C. Baird, 406 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 1874. Third Edition. 24 page sewn booklet in wrappers; three advertisements, good condition (minor old-age stains along lower margins, one to lower right corner of title page, four minor pencil notations, light chipping to margins - text and contents intact, and not affected.)
Written in response to the financial crisis of 1873, and "SOLD BY NEWSMEN," the contents include: "MONEY-ITS FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, Analysis of the Greenback," "THE CURRENCY OF THE FUTURE," "FINANCE-A COMMON SENSE VIEW." Horace Greeley is quoted, ship building is discussed, commerce and banking are contrasted.
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- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 966
- Title
- OUR CURRENCY: What It Is, and What It Should Be.
- Author
- Drew, John G
- Format/Binding
- Sewn Wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- S.R. Wells, 389 Broadway, and H.C. Baird, 406 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Americana; Old and Rare; Ephemera; Antiquarian; Economics; Finance; Currency; Business;
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