Description
No dust jacket. Very Good binding is dark green cloth over boards, red lettering. End papers discolored. Slight edge rub wear. Outside page edges slightly discolored but inside pages clean. About The Book paste down from dust jacket on front free end paper. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 8.4″ tall x 5.5″ wide.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
In this latest work. Rafael Sabatini turns to a momentous episode in French history- the inflation and financial panic that followed the death of Louis XIV and a fabulous character, John Law.
A financial wizard and exiled Scot, John Law had all the instincts of a gambler and the gall of an upstart. In a series of daring moves, he won control of the finances of France when the country was virtually bankrupt. With the founding of the famous Banque Generale,” Law’s es, he won control of the finances of France when the country was virtually bankrupt. With the founding of the famous Banque Generale,” Law’s radical banking theories brought riches to the French people. He was worshiped as a savior. His belief that wealth may be found outside of gold itself- in the hearts of productive and
inventive people, in paper currency and credit- was successful for the time, and the fortunes of the gambler soared.
Law played for high stakes when the venomous Count of Horn, the overbearing and ascetic de Noailles, President of the Council, sought to block Law’s march to power. In a sinister plot joined by members of Parliament, they aimed to destroy the man who had such a hold on France.
About the author (from the dust jacket)
Mr. Sabatini brings into sharp focus all the rivalry and jealousy of the French Court, besides its scandals: infidelities, murders, and intrigues. This is the setting and the real meaning behind John Law’s greatest gambles.
