Law, John 1671-1729

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Works:	568 works in 1,055 publications in 16 languages and 16,573 library holdings
Roles:	Other, Scenarist, Performer
Classifications:	hb151, 330

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Publications about John Law

Publications by John Law

Publications by John Law, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about John Law

Millionaire : the philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented modern finance by Janet Gleeson ( Book )
Famous first bubbles : the fundamentals of early manias by Peter M Garber ( Book )
Eighteenth-century France, six essays by F. C Green ( Book )
The Mississippi bubble; how the star of good fortune rose and set and rose again, by a woman's grace, for one John Law of Lauriston; a novel by Emerson Hough ( Book )
The Mississippi Bubble by Thomas B Costain ( Book )

John Law, the father of paper money by Robert Minton ( Book )
John Law; the history of an honest adventurer by H. Montgomery Hyde ( Book )
The gamester by Rafael Sabatini ( Book )
John Law : economic theorist and policy-maker by Antoin E Murphy ( Book )
The amazing life of John Law, the man behind the Mississippi bubble by Georges Oudard ( Book )
The Mississippi bubble : a memoir of John Law by Adolphe Thiers ( Book )
Adventurers in the eighteenth century by Peter Wilding ( Book )
The Mississippi bubble: a memoir of John Law; to which are added authentic accounts of the Darien expedition, and the South Sea scheme by Adolphe Thiers ( Book )
La banqueroute de Law, 17 juillet 1720 by Edgar Faure ( Book )
The memoirs, life and character of the great Mr. Law and his brother at Paris down to this present year 1721, with an accurate and particular account of the establishment of the Mississippi company in France by Gray ( Book )
A full and impartial account of the Company of Mississippi [sic], otherwise call'd the French East-India-Company, projected and settled by Mr. Law wherein the nature of that establishment and the almost incredible advantages thereby accruing to the French king, and a great number of his subjects, are clearly explain'd and made out; with an account of the establishment of the Bank of Paris, by the said Mr. Law; to which are added, a description of the country of Mississippi, and a relation of the first discovery of it, in two letters from a gentleman to his friend ( Book )
A letter to Mr. Law upon his arrival in Great Britain by Eustace Budgell ( Book )
A sketch of the life and projects of John Law of Lauriston comptroller general of the finances in France by John Philip Wood ( Book )
The memoirs, life, and character of the great Mr. Law and his brother at Paris down to this present year 1721, with an accurate and particular account of the establishment of the Missisippi Company in France, the rise and fall of it's stock, and all the subtle artifices used to support the national credit of that kingdom by the pernicious project of paper-credit by Gray ( Book )
Lettre de M. Bergasse, député de la sénéchaussée de Lyon, a ses commettans au sujet de la protestation contre les assignats-monnoie, accompagnée d'un tableau comparatif du systême de law avec le systême de la Caisse d'escompte & des assignats-monnoie, et suivi de quelques réflexions sur un article du Patriote françois, rédigé par M. Brissot de Warville by Nicolas Bergasse ( Book )

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Most widely held works by John Law

Money and trade considered, with a proposal for supplying the Nation with money by John Law ( Book )
95 editions published between 1705 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 517 libraries worldwide

Some considerations on the consequences of the French settling colonies on the Mississippi, with respect to the trade and safety of the English plantations in America and the West-Indies by James Smith ( Book )
7 editions published between 1720 and 1928 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide

Proposals and reasons for constituting a council of trade in Scotland by William Paterson ( Book )
8 editions published between 1751 and 1974 in English and held by 115 libraries worldwide

Proposals & reasons for constituting a council of trade by William Paterson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1701 in English and held by 107 libraries worldwide

Proposal for supplying the nation with money by John Law ( Book )
3 editions published in 1705 in English and held by 107 libraries worldwide

Observations on the new system of the finances of France particularly on the repurchase or paying off the annuities, and on credit and its use : in two letters to a friend by John Law ( Book )
3 editions published in 1720 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide

Memoirs of the life of John Law of Lauriston including a detailed account of the rise, progress, and termination of the Missisippi [sic] system by John Philip Wood ( Book )
5 editions published in 1824 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide

Two overtures humbly offered to His Grace John, Duke of Argyll, Her Majesties high commissioner, and the right honourable the estates of Parliament by John Law ( Book )
4 editions published in 1705 in English and held by 92 libraries worldwide

The Present state of the French revenues and trade, and of the controversy betwixt the Parliament of Paris and Mr. Law ( Book )
4 editions published in 1720 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide

Reflexions über Mr. Laws neues Systema der Financen wodurch der aus denen aufgerichteten Compagnien entstehende Schaden gezeiget ... hingegen von einem in Holland verfassten Project ... gehandelt wird ( Book )
8 editions published in 1720 in German and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Curieuse Anmerckungen über den Staat von Franckreich welchen Ludewig der XIV. zeit seiner Regierung fest gegründet und nunmehro der Regente durch die listigen Rathschläge des Mr. Laws zu allgemeiner Bewunderung glücklich verbessert ( Book )
6 editions published in 1720 in German and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Œuvres de J. Law ... contrôleur-général des finances de France, sous le régent ; contenant les principes sur le numéraire, le commerce, le crédit et les banques avec des notes by John Law ( Book )
4 editions published in 1790 in French and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Ausführliche historische und geographische Beschreibung des an dem grossen Flusse Mississipi in Nord-America gelegenen herrlichen Landes Louisiana in welches die neu-aufgerichtete frantzösische grosse Indianische Compagnie Colonien zu schicten angefangen : worbey zugleich einige Reflexionen über die weit-hinaus sehende Desseins gedachter Compagnie und des darüber entstandenen Actien-Handels eröffnet werden ( Book )
2 editions published in 1720 in German and held by 71 libraries worldwide

Gegenwärtiger Zustand derer Finantzen von Franckreich worinnen die bissherigen Unternehmungen des Herrn Law insonderheit aber die Historie der Königlichen Banco, der Indianischen nach Mississipi Handelnden Compagnie und die in dem Müntzwesen gemachte Veränderungen aus denen hiervon eingelauffenen Nachrichten mit allerhand Reflexions über dieses neue Systema angeführt und erläutert werden als ein ander Theil der Beschreibung des Mississipischen Handels und Supplement zu der europäischen Fama ( Book )
2 editions published in 1720 in German and held by 70 libraries worldwide

Memoirs of the life of John Law of Lauriston : including a detailed account of the rise, progress, and termination of the Mississippi system by John Philip Wood ( Book )
4 editions published in 1824 in English and held by 67 libraries worldwide

Oeuvres complètes by John Law ( Book )
9 editions published between 1934 and 1980 in French and held by 61 libraries worldwide

Économistes financiers du XVIIIe siècle. Vauban, Projet d'une dîme royale. Boisguillebert, Détail de la France, Factum de la France, et opuscules divers. Jean Law, Considérations sur le numéraire et le commerce. Mémoires et lettres sur les banques, opuscules divers. Melon, Essai politique sur le commerce. Dutot, Réflexions politiques sur le commerce et les finances by E Daire ( Book )
3 editions published in 1843 in French and held by 55 libraries worldwide

John Law's 'Essay on a land bank by John Law ( Book )
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 43 libraries worldwide

Proposals and reasons for constituting a council of trade in Scotland. By the celebrated John Law by William Paterson ( Book )
4 editions published between 1751 and 2005 in English and held by 42 libraries worldwide

The present state of the French revenues and trade and of the controversy betwixt the Parliament of Paris, and Mr. Law. Containing the Parliament of Paris's remonstrance to the King, April 17, 1720. against reducing annuities ... A letter in answer to it, by Mr. Law ( Book )
6 editions published in 1720 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide

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Ahmet Paşa,--Kumbaracıbaşı,--1675-1747‍ Bank notes‍ Banks and banking‍ Bibliography‍ Biography‍ Cagliostro, Alessandro,--conte di,--1743-1795‍ Capitalists and financiers‍ Casanova, Giacomo,--1725-1798‍ Colonial companies‍ Colonies‍ Commerce‍ Commercial policy‍ Compagnie des Indes‍ Criticism, interpretation, etc.‍ Currency question‍ Discoveries in geography‍ Early works‍ Economic history‍ Economic policy‍ Economics‍ Eighteenth century‍ Fiction‍ Finance‍ Finance, Public‍ France France.--Parlement (Paris)‍ French literature‍ Great Britain History‍ Keith, James Francis Edward,--1696-1758‍ Kings and rulers‍ Law, John,--1671-1729‍ Law, William,--1675-1752‍ Louisiana Mississippi River‍ Mississippi River Valley Money‍ Paper money‍ Poetry‍ Political science‍ Revolution (France : 1789-1799)‍ Scotland Scots‍ South America--Darien‍ South Sea Bubble (Great Britain : 1720)‍ South Sea Company‍ Spain--New Caledonia (Colony)‍ Speculation‍ Theater‍ Travel‍

Alternative Names

Law 1671-1729

Law, J.

Law, Jan, 1671-1729

Law, Jean

Law, Jean 1671-1729

Law, Monsieur 1671-1729

Law, Mr. (John), 1671-1729

Law of Lauriston, John 1671-1729 Wikipedia

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English (597)
French (278)
German (96)
Dutch (59)
Undetermined (17)
Italian (9)
Latin (7)
Spanish (4)
Chinese (3)
Japanese (3)
Russian (3)
Swedish (1)
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Polish (1)
Hebrew (1)
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Famous first bubbles : the fundamentals of early manias