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The compleat compting-house : Or, The young lad taken from the writing-school, and fully instructed, by way of dialogue, in all the mysteries of a merchant, from his first understanding of plain arithmetic, to the highest pitch of trade: whereby the master is saved much labour, and the lad is led by the hand to all his work and business; which to youth is accounted troublesome, but will here seem pleasant. A work very necessary for all that are concerned in keeping accompts of what quality foever. The fifth edition, corrected and amended. By John Vernon. To this edition is added, an essay on book-keeping, in a method wholly new and concise.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vernon, John.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bookkeeping--England--Early works to 1800.
- Bookkeeping.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 12 unnumbered pages, 146 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 36 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 15, 15, 70-72 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : tables ; 12⁰
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Printed for G. Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex-Street, 1719.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- "An essay on book-keeping, according to the true Italian method of debtor and creditor," has a separate dated title page, pagination and register.
- "The leidger·" (divisional title page) has separate parallek pagination; register is continuous.
- Gathered in 6s.
- With a final advertisement leaf.
- "An essay on book-keeping," is filmed separately as Goldsmiths' 5599 on RPI Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature reel 331.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.
- Cited in:
- Goldsmiths', 5598
- Goldsmiths', 5599
- English Short Title Catalog, N70521.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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