Lot 318
Tooke, Thomas & Newmarch, William
A history of prices and of the state of circulation, from 1793 to 1837 [1856]
Auction: 8 February 2006 at 11:00 GMT
£717
Description
London: Longmans, etc., 1838-57. First edition, 6 volumes, 8vo., original blind stamped cloth, with some wear to head and tails, inner joints of volumes 5 & 6 splitting (6)
Note: Kress C4744. In the first four volumes, of this, the author' s best know work, he deals with the prices of corn and the circumstances affecting prices, the prices of producing other products, and the state of circulation. The final two volumes, written in conjunction with William Newmarch, deal with railways, free trade, banking in Europe and the effects of new discoveries of gold. "A standard work, valuable alike to practical and speculative inquirers." (McCulloch Literature of political economy p. 196.