DAMOREAU, Estienne. Traité des négociations de banque et des monnoyes étrangères. 1727.
DAMOREAU, Estienne.
Traité des négociations de banque et des monnoyes étrangères.
Paris, Guillaume Cavelier-Pissot, 1727.
4to (245x187 mm), frontispiece, vii-303-(1) pages and 32 plates (one double). binding : Contemporary full calf, spine gilt in six compartments, title in gilt on lettering-piece, sprinkled edges. One cap chipped. Upper joint splitting on 4 cm. Minor rubbings. Old repair on the lower corner of the second plate. A tear in margin and with a lack of few letters, on page 151.
First edition.
A practical book for bankers, traders and merchants working in Europe at the beginning of the 18th century. Its subjects are numismatics, the explanation of exchange rates and conversions and the explanation of bank negotiations, illustrated by many plates.
Price : 400 €