Theory of the Gold Standard
The Fluctuations of Gold and The Law of Payment
Notes: This book, translating a 19th century work on gold and a sixteenth century work on payments and the power to issue coinage were published following the 1900 Gold Standard act, which connected the value of the dollar to gold.
"In the Fluctuations of Gold [originally published in 1838 in German] Humboldt studied the dynamic forces behind the distribution of precious metals and their impact on prices with his accustomed sensitivity to the complexity of interactions."—Anne Marie Claire Godlewska, "From Enlightenment Vision to Modern Science" in Geography and Enlightenment.
Translated into English, revised, and annotated by William Maude. Each section has a separate title page and is prefaced by a short biography of the authors.
45; vii, [5]–79, [2 ads] pages.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing). A fine copy in the publisher's green cloth.
Publication: New York: Cambridge Encyclopedia Co., 1900.
Item No: #362288
Price: $250