The Great Mirror of Folly... Het groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie in Vrankrijk, Engeland, en de Nederlanden

by John Law

$10,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Vellum tooled gilt with 8 raised bands forming 9 compartments, spine gilt, morocco lettering piece in second compartment A rare work exhibiting a collection of contemporary satirical prints relating to the financial exploits of John Law and his infamous Mississippi Bubble. John Law 21 April 1671 - 21 March 1729 was a Scottish economist who believed that money was only a means of exchange that did not constitute wealth in itself, and that national wealth depended

• Binding: Leather

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