Paper Against Gold; or, The History and Mystery of the Bank of England, of the Debt, of the Stocks, of the Sinking Fund, and of All the Other Tricks and Contrivances, Carried on By the Means of Paper Money
by Cobbett, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Wm. Cobbett, 1828. Three-Quarter Leather. Three quarter red leather with raised hubs stamped and lettered in gilt, over marbled paper-covered boards; marble endpapers and edges. 332 pps. plus 12 pps. of publisher's ads. Wear about the tips and to the edges of the spine as well as at the spine ends; slight separation top and bottom of the front board but board is not loosened. A tight copy, internally clean except for a stamped numeral on the corner of the title page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E217
- Title
- Paper Against Gold; or, The History and Mystery of the Bank of England, of the Debt, of the Stocks, of the Sinking Fund, and of All the Other Tricks and Contrivances, Carried on By the Means of Paper Money
- Author
- Cobbett, William
- Format/Binding
- Three-Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wm. Cobbett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Keywords
- Finance, Economics, Gold, Paper Money, Business,
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Title Page
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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