Lot N. 273
Manuale di Commercio Settecentesco NUOVA TARIFFA PER RIDURRE LA MONETA
With information on fairs in every trading center, the departure and arrival of letters, the weight and value of various gold coins, and the weights and measures in use in the principal commercial centers of Europe.
Florence, at the Press of Stecchi and Pagani, MDCCLXXVIII (1778).
Detailed Description
Duodecimo (in-12°, pocket format). Fourth edition, “carefully corrected and expanded.” An important handbook intended for merchants and traders of the 18th century, specifically calibrated to the weights and measures in use in the commercial center of Livorno, at the time a major international free port.
The text includes:
– Tables for monetary and metrical conversion.
– A calendar of European trade fairs.
– Postal schedules (departure and arrival of letters).
– Decorative engraved vignette on the title page.
A work of great interest for the economic history of Grand Ducal Tuscany and for the history of Mediterranean maritime trade. Such “pocket” manuals for merchants are rarely found in good condition due to their intensive practical use at the time.
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