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Cobbett, William.
Paper Against Gold; Or, The History and Mystery of the Bank of England, of the Debt, of the Stocks, of the Sinking Fund, and of all the other tricks and contrivances, carried on by the means of Paper Money.
Publisher: Wm Cobbett, London;
Date of Publication: 1828
Stock Code: 11633
First edition in book form. with new fictitious dedication to the Duke of Wellington. Octavo, pp. xviii, 332, 12 catalogue of Cobbett’s works. Vignette to title-page. Drab finely pebbled cloth with gilt titles to spine. Covers lightly scuffed with slight wear to spine tips and corners. Ownership inscriptions with address and note, all in pencil, to front paste-down and ffep, and another ownership inscription in ink to dedication leaf. Slightly shaken with cracks to inner hinges, and scattered light foxing almost exclusively to prelims. Overall a very good copy. Originally published as letters in Cobbett’s Political Register between 1810-17, many written from Newgate Prison. The debt caused by spending on the Napoleonic wars resulted in the National Debt being financed by paper money instead of gold, and led to galloping inflation creating hardship for the poorest of the population and the labouring classes, which is pointed out by Cobbett as a champion of the poor. Cobbett was an ardent supporter of returning to the Gold Standard. £180.00