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SAVARY DES BRUSLONS, JACQUES. The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, Translated from the French of the Celebrated Monsieur Savary... With
SAVARY DES BRUSLONS, JACQUES. The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, Translated from the French of the Celebrated Monsieur Savary... With Large Additions and Improvements... By Malachy Postlethwayt, Esq. Engraved allegorical frontispiece in Volume 1; 24 folding or double-page engraved maps, including 4 of North and 3 of South America; 26 folding tables. 2 volumes. Folio, 410x250 mm, contemporary calf, quite worn, joints cracked, cords intact; Volume 1 title lightly soiled. London: John and Paul Knapton, 1751-55
- Notes: first edition in english of a work first published in 1723 in Paris. "This was the first work of the kind that appeared in modern Europe... It is valuable as a repertory of facts relating to commerce and manufactures at the commencement of the last [i. e., 18th] century, collected with laudable care and industry"--McCulloch, page 61.
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