THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE
Written by John Carswell.
Stock no. 1831212
Published by The Cresset Press. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition.

The South Sea Bubble was a significant financial crisis that occurred in the early 18th century, primarily driven by the South Sea Company, which was established in 1711 to monopolize British trade with South America. The company was granted this monopoly in exchange for taking on a portion of the national debt, which had been exacerbated by the costly War of the Spanish Succession. The company's promise of immense profits from trade, particularly involving enslaved Africans, attracted a surge of speculative investment, driving stock prices to unprecedented highs and ultimately the world's first financial crash. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xii and 314 pages. Boards a little marked/stained. Spine faintly sunned. Text block browned and sunned with heavy foxing, some foxing bleeding on to page margins. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing to contents, mainly to margins.

THE OLD CAUSE: THREE BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES IN WHIGGISM
Written by John Carswell.
Stock no. 1330828
Published by The Cresset Press Ltd.. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

The lives of Wharton, Dodington and Fox which span the century and a quarter that elapsed between the Restoration and the Regency. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 402 pages (including index). B/w plates. Spine slightly bumped. Light spotting to covers. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and pale page browning. Light musty smell to contents.