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Clavis commercii, or , The key of commerce: shewing, the true method of keeping merchants books : after the Italian manner of debtor and creditor; in one hundred and twenty propositions, containing most cases relating to merchandise : with a practical waste-book, journal and ledger, and directions how to balance the ledger, and transfer the balance therof, as an inventory, into a new ledger : designed for the help and assistance of young merchants, at their first entrance on their apprenticeship to their masters / By J.H. of London, merchant.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection EC7 A100 689c 1718
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hawkins, John, active 17th century.
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Bookkeeping.
- Accounting--Early works to 1800.
- Accounting.
- Penn Provenance:
- Burton, Thomas (inscription)
- Evans, Charles (inscription)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 190 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 22, that is, 42 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm (4to)
- Edition:
- The third edition corrected and amended by John Rayner, writing-master, formerly servant to Col. John Ayers.
- Other Title:
- Clavis commercii
- Key of commerce: shewing, the true method of keeping merchants books
- Fingerprint:
- SEth ++++ 6.he anIt (3) 1718 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for H. Tracy ... and J. Wyat ..., 1718.
- Notes:
- Pages 1-20 of "The calendar or alphabet of the ledger" at end numbered in duplicate.
- "The epistle to the reader" signed: John Hawkins.
- Signatures: A-2G⁴ 2H².
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: Culture Class Collection copy leaves B1, B2, B3, Hh2, and back free endpaper wanting.
- Imperfect: Culture Class Collection copy left and right boards detached.
- Culture Class Collection copy has inscription on front free endpaper that reads "Tho[ma]s B[u]rton, his book Dec. 30 1728."
- Culture Class Collection copy has inscription on front free endpaper that reads "Charles Evans, Moorestown, N.J."
- Cited in:
- ESTC, N27144
- OCLC:
- 9137680
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