[DUPRÉ DE SAINT-MAUR, Nicolas-François].

Recherches sur la Valeur des Monnoies, et sur le prix des grains, avant et après le concile de Francfort.

Paris, Nyons, 1762. 12mo, pp. xxxvii, [3] errata, 389, [3] approbation; very occasional light foxing; a good copy bound in contemporary mottled calf, spine decorated gilt, gilt morocco label, spine ends and corners slightly worn, but sound. First edition of a study on the relationship between the value of coinage, grain prices and other vital commodities. The avertissement compares various European currencies and attempts to establish their real value by referring to workers’ and soldiers’ wages, while the introduction proposes a way of determining a fair price for wheat. The author’s approach is predominantly historical (the title refers to a 794 edict which fixed the price of grain), providing a wide variety of statistical information.Goldsmiths’ 9786; Kress 6015; Einaudi 1688; Higgs 2771; INED 1644.

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