[Rarebooks] FS: Thorton's key work on the effects of paper credit. London: 1802

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(ECONOMICS) Thornton, Henry. AN ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF THE 
PAPER CREDIT OF GREAT BRITAIN. London: Printed for J. Hatchard... and F. and C. 
Rivington. 1802. First edition. 320pp. With the half-title. 20th c. 1/2 calf, 
burgundy morocco spine label, over marbled boards.     $1,500.00 (trade 
discount allowed)
The greatest work of the 19th century on monetary theory. Thornton 
(1760-1815) was a director and governor of the Bank of England. Goldsmith’s Library 
#18526; Kress B. 4612.

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