The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance.
London: R. Carlile, 1819. 8vo, 26, (2 advertisement) pp. Recent wrappers, title page replicated on upper cover. "An attempt by Paine to try his hand at economic forecasting" (Keane). First published 1796 and enthusiastically adopted by the French Council of Five Hundred, who paid for its printing and translation into German, believing that its criticism of bank notes and England's level of debt would influence international financiers. Gimbel p62. Item #26290
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