Kruse - Hamburgischer Contorist 2 Bde Lot n° 63

Kruse, J.E. Allgemeiner und besonders Hamburgischer Contorist, welcher von den Währungen, Münzen, Gewigten, Maassen, Wechsel-Arten und Usanzen der vornehmsten ... cities and countries, not only ... but also precisely compares such described coin types, weights and measures ... exactly compared. 2 vols. Hamburg, at the expense of the author, 1765-66. 8 vols. 472 p.; 375 p. 4°. Central hardcover (rubbed and bumped).- Cf. Lipsius/Leitzmann 215.- On exchange rates ('Hamburger Valuten in fremde Währung reducirt'), calculation of commodity prices, 'Nachrichten von den Münzen' arranged alphabetically by countries and cities etc..., Volume 1 in third, volume 2 in second, enlarged edition - Slightly browned and somewhat stained in places, endpapers missing, inner hinges somewhat chipped.