Author: SAVARY des BRUSLONS, Jacques & Philemon-Louis son frère:
Title: Dictionnaire universel de commerce. 2 volumes bound in 1.
Description: Amsterdam, chez les Jansons à Waesberge M. DCC XXVI, (Janssonius van Waesbergen), (1726), in-4to, With a folding engraved portrait of the dedicace 'Jan Six, Heer van Hillegom en van Vromade' bourgmestre d'Amsterdam, by Houbraken, and 2 large allegorical engraved headpieces (Pool after A. Coypel) + 2 endpieces. Main text printed in two columns. Collation: Vol. 1) XXXVIII + folded engr. front + 2030 col. ; Vol. 2) 2000 col., title-pages printed in red & black, hw ownership on free fly 'Nunc à J. Louïs Panchaud' à Wufflens & Appartient à Gabriel Tachenon. 1731 , avec un prix 'coutte L 296', reliure plein veau d'époque, qqs restaurations aux coiffes, pages de gardes en papier dominoté d'origine, bel exemplaire. ¶ First edition. Rare. It is the first publication of its kind. This encyclopaedia of commerce by Jacques Savary (1622-1690), the most famous economist of his time, was posthumously published by his brother Philemon Louis Savary. In 1732 a new edition was published with 2 supplement volumes. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Bierens de Haan 4136-4137; cf. Cat. Goldsmith vol. I, 6181; Einaudi 5099; Kress 4584; Sabin 77273.

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