The mercantile library or, Complete English tradesman [electronic resource] : Directing him in the several parts and progressions of trade, from his first entring upon business, to his leaving off. Containing the following subjects, viz. shewing what a complete tradesman should understand. 1. Of his setting out. 2. Of writing to correspondents. 3. Of the trading style. 4. Needful to have a general knowledge of all business. 5. Of diligence and application. 6. Of over-trading. 7. Of breaking in time. 8. Causes of a tradesmans ruin. 9. Of innocent diversions commonly so called. 10. Of expensive living, &c. 11. Of suretiship. 12. Of early marrying. 13. Of trusting to servants: duty of a master. 14. Of compositions. 15. Duty of creditors and debtors in this case. 16. Heads of the last bankrupt act. 17. Tradesmens characters inviolable. 18. Of partnership. 19. Of honest dealing and veracity. 20. Of customary frauds in trade. 21. English silks how improv'd. 22. Of fine shops, &c. 23. Tradesmens wives, should be let into the knowledge of business, and not be above it. 24. Of noble families who owe their rise to trade. 25. Dignity of trade in England. 26. Of the English inland trade. 27. Of credit in trade. 28. Of punctual paying bills, &c. calculated for the use of all traders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business--Early works to 1800.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii,228p. )

Other Title:

Mercantile library or, Complete English tradesman

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Printed for J. and A. Kelburn, in George-Lane, 1766.

Notes:

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe.

Originally entitled 'The complete English tradesman'.

Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.

Cited in:

Higgs, 3704

Goldsmiths', 10191

English Short Title Catalog, T174686.

OCLC:

509215463