[MAGENS, Nicolas (1697?-1764)]. The Universal Merchant: containing the rationale of commerce, in theory and practice; an enquiry into the nature and genius of banks, their power, use, influence and efficacy. Translated by William Horsley. London: C. Say for W. Owen, 1753. 4° (270 x 202mm). (Some spotting and occasional soiling.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, rubbed). Provenance: 'This book was Mr. Whatley's of the Foundling Hospital 1791' (inscription on front pastedown).
FIRST EDITION. No earlier German edition in NUC. This was the earliest publication in English by Magens, a successful insurance trader and director of the London Assurance Company, having European banking as its primary subject. Higgs 479; Kress 5283.
[MAGENS, Nicolas (1697?-1764)]. The Universal Merchant: containing the rationale of commerce, in theory and practice; an enquiry into the nature and genius of banks, their power, use, influence and efficacy. Translated by William Horsley. London: C. Say for W. Owen, 1753. 4° (270 x 202mm). (Some spotting and occasional soiling.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, rubbed). Provenance: 'This book was Mr. Whatley's of the Foundling Hospital 1791' (inscription on front pastedown).
FIRST EDITION. No earlier German edition in NUC. This was the earliest publication in English by Magens, a successful insurance trader and director of the London Assurance Company, having European banking as its primary subject. Higgs 479; Kress 5283.
