Collecties
Aanwinsten 2007
December 2007
- Documents statistiques sur la France, publiés par le ministre du commerce (Paris, de l'Imprimerie Royale, 1835) xxx, 205 p.: tabs.
- Statistique de la France, publiée par le ministre des Travaux Publics, de l'Agriculture et du Commerce (Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1837) xxxi, 511 p. : tabs.
- Wyndham BEAWES, Lex Mercatoria Rediviva: or, the merchant's Directory. Being a Complete guide to all men in business, whether as traders, remitters, owners, freighters, captains, insurers, brokers, factors, supercargoes, agents. Containing an account of our trading companies and colonies, with their establishments, and an abstract of their charters ... The second edition, with large additions (London, R. Baldwin and S. Crowder and Co., 1761) viii, (3), 898, (20) p.
- The library owns the third edition, 1771.
John Drury, Manningtree, Essex.
- Simon SMITH, The herring-busse trade: expressed in sundry particulars, both for the building of busses, making of deep-sea nets, and other appurtenances, also the right curing of the herring for forreine vent. Together with, sundry orders of the Netherlands, for the better government of the Royall fishing, as by treatise doth more at large appeare. All which hath bin perused by the Parliament Committee, and is appointed to bee published for the generall direction of the whole Kingdome (London, printed by E.P. for Nicholas Bonrne, 1641) 4, 44 p.
November 2007
- Jürgen Eelert KRUSE, Jürgen Elert Krusens ... Allgemeiner und besonders Hamburgischer Contorist, welcher sowohl von den vornehmsten, in und ausser Europa gelegenen Städten und Ländern, ihren Währungen, Münzen, Wechsel-Arten und Usanzen, umständliche Nachricht ertheilet, und derselben beschriebene Gewichte und Maassen, gegen die, so zu Hamburg, und an anderen Orten gebräuchlich sind, genau vergleichet; die Wechsel-Vorfälle, welche sich zu Hamburg, und vielen andern berühmten Plätzen begeben, in richtiger Ordnung des Alphabets vorstellt, und die sämmtlichen Frag-Stücke der Wechsel-Rechnung nach der neuesten und bequemsten Methode aufzulösen anweiset (Hamburg, im Verlage des Verfassers, 1753) [16] 204 196 p.
- First edition. Signed by J.E. Kruse ("... ein jedes richtige Exemplar zum Merkmale mit eigener Hand unterschrieben ..."); added the name of J.Wm. Burmester (at the beginning of the 'Vorrede'). This edition is added to the third edition (1782) already in the collection of the Library.
Antiquariat Hohmann, Stuttgart.
October 2007
- [Peter Freiherr von HOHENTHAL], Oeconomische Nachrichten. Erster [-Fünfzehnter] Band. Nebst nöthigem Register (Leipzig : Johann Wendler, 1750[-1763]
[with:] [Peter, Freiherr von HOHENTHAL], Neue Oekonomische Nachrichten. Erster [-Fünfter Band] Nebst nöthigem Register (Leipzig : Johann Wendler, 1764[-1773]) 180 Parts in 15 volumes; second series, 60 parts in 5 volumes.
- Set of the scarce first and second series of an early 'economics' periodical, dealing with all aspects of rural economics and land management, trades and manufactures, covering the years 1749 to 1773. Observations are made on the various practices applied in England and elsewhere and recommendations given as to the best way of improving all aspects of rural economy, from corn farming to forestry, animal farming, brewing, and land management in general. In the preface to volume one of the first series, the author notes, 'So viel uns bekannt, so ist von der öconomischen Schreibart noch nichts besonders geschrieben, und wir glauben es verantworten zu können, wenn wir sagen, dass die Ausarbeitung dieser Materie die erste und beste in ihrer Art sey'.
Bernard Quaritch, London
- [CH.-A.B.F. de Paule, baron de BAERT-DUHOLANT, ], Tableau de la Grande Bretagne, de l'Irlande et des posessions angloises dans les quatre parties du monde (Paris : Maradan, an X [1802]) 4 vols. with maps, portraits and tables.
- Deals with the British Empire and its colonies from various points of view: geographical, economic, historical, financial etc. Includes valuable material concerning the American colonies, later the United States, and on the French colonies.
A. Gerits & Son, Amsterdam
September 2007
- David VERONESE, Prattica d'Aritmetica Mercantile. Nella quale con modi, regole, ed osservationi di brevità con più usate da altri Auttori, si resolve la maggior parte de' conti, che accadono al Mercante. Aggiuntovi un Trattato de Cambii dello stile di Genova (Genova : Giuseppe Pavoni, 1627) [viii], 440, [15] pp.
- First edition of what is regarded as the most important comprehensive treatise on business mathematics published at the time. Veronese’s work is divided into six parts, and is very clearly devised for practical application. He begins with basic arithmetical operations, followed by the rule of three and an introduction to all manner of commercial calculations for exchange rates, weights and measures (both liquid and dry), and price, discount and profit. He gives extensive information on maritime commerce and concludes with a separate treatise on exchange calculations based on the customs at Genoa. This includes extensive information on trading practices, with information on direct foreign currency exchanges, but also forward loan contracts, which involve longer-term monetary investment. Veronese’s treatise was popular and was reprinted in 1677 and again in 1727.
Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books.
- Johann Rudolf HESS, Beschreibung von den Kamm- und Spinn-Maschinen auf Wolle und Baumwolle eingerichtet. Mit acht verschiedenen Kupfern (Zurich : Orell, Füssli & Co., 1806) pp. 23, [1], with eight large folding engraved plates boud at the end.
- Hess presents improved spinning machines, which can be used both for wool and for cotton. He gives detailed instructions with speciWc reference to the plates, explains the construction and design of the machinery, and the specific function of each part.
- In his introduction the author stresses the importance of his work to his Swiss compatriots. He also claims to have introduced this advanced spinning technology in Italy. All proWts from this invention are to be devoted to his poor in the Swiss provinces of Schwitzer and Unterwaldner Kanton.
Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books.
April 2007
- Johann Isaac BERGHAUS, Anleitung zum landwithschaftlichen Rechnungswesen, nach Grundsätzen der kaufmännischen Doppelbuchhaltung (Braunschweig : Schulbuchhandlung 1796) xlviii, 203 pp. + 19 folding tables
- First edition of a manual on double-entry bookkeeping for landowners and farmers, written by a teacher and civil servant in Kleve. He wrote several textbooks on economy and trade, and translated Montcula's history of mathematics in Dutch. The tables show detailed examples for farmer's ledgers. Apart from this manual on bookkeeping, Berghaus' work contains much information on prices of agricultural products, the organisation of farms, rural trade and taxation.
Bernard Quaritch, London
March 2007
- L.E. & A.J.B. DE BONNIERES HARDOIN DE LA REYNERIE, Consultation pour les actoinnaires de la Compagnie des Indes (A Paris : De l'Imprimerie de Lottin l'ainé & Lottin de S.-Germain, 1788) 103 pp. + tables
- Relates to the abrogation of the old Compagnie des Indes and the creation of a new one. Gives a profound analysis and extensive details of the trade and importance of the Compagnie. The tables illustrate the trade during the years 1771-1778.
A. Gerits & Son, Amsterdam
- MESSANCE, Recherches sur la population des généralités d'Auvergne, de Lyon, de Rouen, et de quelques provinces et villes du royaume, avec des réflexions sur la valeur du bled tant en France qu'en Angleterre, depuis 1674 jusqu'en 1764 (A Paris : Chez Durand, 1766) 330 pp. + tables
- Work in which several of the opinions of Quesnay and Mirabeau are criticized. It notably criticizes the validity of Mirabeau's assertion that the French population had decreased and was not increasing. Messance, an eminent statistician, wrote this work with a view to disproving this theory by giving the results of enumerations of the people in various parts of the kingdom, with extracts from parish registers, etc., for periods of ten to upwards of forty years prior to 1760. These returns showed beyond doubt that instead of decreasing, the population had increased very considerably during the period to which they extended; they also supplied valuable data with respect to various matters of interest connected with the state of the population. In the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith speaks highly of Messance's investigations, calling him 'A French author of great knowledge and ingenuity'.The work also deals with the possibility of checking population growth (Messance thought it in general impossible to control population growth by legislative control). He also deals with luxery and urbanization which he did not consider as checks to population growth. Messance was an anti-physiocratic economist and his work includes a criticism of the physiocratic doctrine that freedom of trade in grain would elevate grain prices and therefore would be beneficial to the masses.
Dieter Stecher, Egelsbach.
- Secrets concernant les Arts et Métiers. Nouv. éd., rev. corr., & considérablement augm. (A Bruxelles : Aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1762) 2 vols.
- Original edition published in 1716, other editions in 1721, 1724, 1743-1747 [in the EHB Collection] and 1801. The works deals with the various techniques in trades and industries.
A. Gerits & Son, Amsterdam
- Tableau du commerce d'importation et d'exportation de la France, à l'époque de l'année 1787 (Paris 1788) 1 large plano leaf.
February 2007
- [SCELLIER DE MALFOSSE], Traité du paralelle et equilibre des mesures et poids, dont on se sert en France, suivant les Ordonnances du Roy, pour la subsistence de ses troupes, à celles des païs étrangers; & la maniere d'en faire les reductions par regles, en quelques lieux que l'on se trouve: mesme dans les Provinces du Royaume, & en quelque païs que ce soit au monde (Rennes : François Vatar, 1693) pp. [xii], 45, [3]
- Rare and only edition of this work, printed in Brittany, on weights and measures used in France, with numerous examples. The book is dedicated to the Marquis de Nointel, a high-ranking administrator of the French Army. The author points out the necessity of compatible weights and measures for the centralized administration of the army and the supply with provisions.
Quaritch Booksellers, London