PAINE, THOMAS. Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance. , 1796.

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Description: PAINE, THOMAS. The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance. Paris, Printed; London: Reprinted for D.I. Eaton, 1796. 32 p. Removed. Faint marginal dampstaining. So-called "fourteenth edition," but probably an exaggeration on the part of Eaton. The work was, however, extremely popular, and did pass through several printings.

Seller: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.

PAINE, Thomas. Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance. , 1796.

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Description: PAINE, Thomas. The Decline and Fall of the English System of Finance. London: Reprinted for D.I. Eaton, 1796. 1st London ed. 44pp. Later paper-backed board, printed paper spine label. Light scattered foxing, else very good. Gimbel 101. Paine attacked English paper money in this essay, first published in France. So powerful was his argument that he started a run on the Bank of England.

Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.