The Australian and Californian Gold Discoveries, and their Probable Consequences:; or An inquiry into the Laws which Determine the Value and Distribution of the Precious Metals: with Historical Notices of the Effects of the American Mines on European Prices in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. In a Series of Letters.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1853. Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Author, [8x5.5in]; [4], xiii, errata, 14-279, [10], advertisements, frontispiece of fold out chart of Produce of Gold and Silver since the Discovery of America; Blind-stamped maroon cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine, edges untrimmed, includes publisher's advertisements on..... Item #13553