Author: PALGRAVE, ROBERT HARRY INGLIS
Title: Notes on Banking in Great Britain and Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Hamburg; with Some Remarks on the Amount of Bills in Circulation, Both Inland and Foreign, in Great Britain and Ireland; and the Banking Law of Sweden
Description: London: John Murray Publishers, Limited, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. 122 pages plus 16 pages of advertisements. Gives an outline of the present position of Banking in the United Kingdom, with as complete an estimate as is possible of the amount of capital engaged in it. Traces some of the changes which transpired during the past quarter century, the vast development of the sums deposited, the great increase in the rapidity of the circulation of money; as well as the importance of these alterations, and the influence which they may exert in any time of pressure. A complete description of the Banking system in Sweden, Denmark, and Hamburg is included, with details which have hitherto never been published in this country. Spine missing. Maroon coloured boards well-worn and soiled. Both hinges gone. Binding fragile. Minor quantity of markings to contents. Prior owner's name atop title page. Some foxing and soiling to contents. Rough copy but the information is all here.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Notes on Banking in Great Britain and Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Hamburg; With Some Remarks on the Amount of Bills in Circulation, Both Inland and Foreign, in Great Britain and Ireland; and the Banking Law of Sweden Monetary History Europe Currency Mon. Fair .

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