[FAUCHER, LEON; HANKEY, THOMAS (trans)]. Remarks on the Production of Precious Metals, and on the Demonitization of Gold in Several Countries in Europe. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1852.
[Bound together with]:
[CHEVALIER, MICHEL; CAMPBELL, D. FORBES (trans)]. Remarks on the Production of Precious Metals, and on the Depreciation of Gold. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1853.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS. Two volumes bound in one; leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (22 x 14 x 2 cm); pp. v, 103, xi, 117. English text translated by Thomas Hankey and D. Forbes Campbell. Rebound in later half calf, smooth spine with gilt titles, marbled paper-covered boards, speckled page edges. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, minor rubbing to extremities, interior very well-preserved, ink stamp of Institute of Bankers in Scotland to first title-page (with no other markings). Two scarce titles appropriately bound together.
Notes: Two important economic texts dealing with the historical complexities of precious metals and monetary policy - insightful works delving into the economic landscape of a bygone era.
