‎RICARD, S.‎
‎Traité général du commerce, contenant des observations sur le commerce des principaux Etats de l'Europe; les productions naturelles, l'industrie de chaque païs ..... le frêt des navires, & les primes d'assurance ..... des détails sur les monnoies ..... le cours des changes ....., enfin les ordonnances et usages établis à Amsterdam touchant les assurances et le règlement des avaries. Edition entièrement refaite d'après un plan nouveau, rédigée et considérablement augmentée par Mr. de M** (T.A. de Marien).‎

‎A Amsterdam, Chez E. van Harrevelt, 1781. 2 volumes. vii, (1), 619, (5) pp.; (4), xvi, 531, (4) pp. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spines richly gilt with raised bands and gilt lettering, a bit rubbed. Kress B.415; Einaudi 4732; Goldsmiths 12154; INED 3814; McCulloch 63; not in Mattioli. Last and best edition, first published in 1700. This work has been reprinted through the whole of the 18th century. The author was a well-informed merchant of Amsterdam. During the 18th century the book was constantly revised and enlarged, so that by the end of the century little remained of the original work except the title. The 1781 edition was by far the best counting-house guide that had appeared, being, in this respect, infinitely superior to the dictionaries of Savary and Postlethwayt (McCulloch). - Fine copy on heavy paper. ‎

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