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Title: Report, Together with Minutes of Evidence, and Accounts, from the Select Committee on the High Price of Gold Bullion
Description: London, Reprinted for J. Johnson and Co; J. Ridgway, 1810. Leather. An uncommon copy of this important report on the high prices of gold bullion after the Napoleonic Wars, a very important economic treatise. An uncommon work.Complete with 'Appendix - Minutes of Evidence' and 'Appendix of Accounts' to the rear.A fascinating report focusing on the price of gold bullion.In 1810 the House of Commons set up a Select Committee on the High Price of Gold Bullion, in order to investigate why the price had risen during the Napoleonic Wars. This debate, on the price being up 20%, is one of the most famous in the economic spheres in terms of money and its management, and is one of the most famou public documents in the history of economics.The Committee concluded that the Bank of England had printed notes too freely, after being released from the obligation of paying gold against notes, resulting in an excess in the paper circulation.Reprinted by J. Johnson and Co. In a full calf binding. Externally, the front board is detached but present. Minor marks and discolouration to the boards and spine. Light rubbing to the spines and extremities. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spine. Faint damp stain to the rear board. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spotting. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Keywords: Report, Together With Minutes of Evidence, and Accounts, From the Select Committee on the High Price of Gold Bullion currency gold bullion currency money britain None


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