Published by Printed by Benjamin Johnson, Philadelphia, 1792
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First Edition. 46pp. Lacking the terminal blank (D6). 12mo. Published the same year as the The Coinage Act of 1792 which established the U.S. mint, the present work comprises a table to quickly calculate the conversion of British pounds, shillings and pence to U.S. dollars and cents, the relative values of other foreign coins, as well as descriptions of the new federal currency. Scarce. Evans 24477; ESTC W37436; Not in Kress Later quarter purple calf and marbled boards. Some water staining to t.p. and first several leaves. Bookplate of Historical Society of Pennsylvania with release stamp 46pp. Lacking the terminal blank (D6). 12mo.