The Currencies of China.

£450 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Detailed account of the gold bar market; silver; copper coinage. Much improved from the first edition which was published in 1926. The author was an Austrian banker and a specialist in Chinese numismatics. This book is considered the standard work on the metal currencies of China. He was general manager of the Chinese-American Bank of Commerce from 1921. Between 1925 and 1949 he was an independent bullion broker in Shanghai. He was general manager of the Chinese-American Bank of Commerce from 1921. Between 1925 and 1949 he was an independent bullion broker in Shanghai. He eventually retired to Hollywood. (Wikipedia) Second edition, revised; 8vo ( 26 x 17 cm); nine illustrations including colour frontispiece, map; publisher's original black cloth gilt, a very good copy; xxxiv, 564pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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