Author: Chevalier, Michel & Cobden, Richard [translator]
Title: On The Probable Fall In The Value Of Gold : The Commercial And Social Consequences Which May Ensue, And The Measures Which It Invites
Description: D Appleton & Company, 346 & 348, Broadway, New York, 1859, 1st US edition. Blind tooled original cloth, VG+, 211pp+4pp publishers adverts, spine a little faded & a small amount of wear at the head of the spine with slight loss, occasional foxing to the page margins, 2 1860s related newspaper clippings tipped in on the endpapers, ownership signature of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck on the pastedow. A nice copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Study of the effect of a fall in the value of gold on other commodity prices where gold is used to set the standard of value. The author, Michel Chevalier [ 1806 - 1879 ] french economist & free market liberal is best know for his co-authoring, with Richard Cobden, the so called 'Cobden - Chevalier' treaty of 1860 which saw a relaxation of trade restrictions & tariffs between Britain and France. Gulian Crommelin Verplanck [ 1786 - 1870 ], New York senator & politician, also noted for his literary involvement with the 'Knickerbocker Group'.

Keywords: economics, gold, gold standard, free trade, business