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Jeremy Bentham and the Usury Law.
N. P [New York?, 1836]. (BENTHAM, JEREMY) First edition. 8vo. 20 pages. Disbound, stitched, some soiling and marginal wear, "duplicate" stamps on first leaf and small library stamp on the third, else a very good copy. American Imprints 38292. ¶ Commenting somewhat astringently on Bentham's various arguments on usury law in his 1787 work "A Defence of Usury." The author criticizes Bentham and American bankers and stated that his/her intention was "to remove the prejudices which prevail (to a limited extent) among some men in trade, on account of the gross misrepresentaitons which have been made by Mr. Bentham, and others of his school. I am satisfied that most men have not given themselves the trouble of investigating the true policy and design of those laws, nor the principles upon which they are founded"
Offered for US$ 300.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 23040