The young book-keeper's assistant : shewing him, in the most plain and easy manner, the Italian way of stating debtor and creditor; With Proper and instructive Notes under every Entry in the Waste-Book, where necessary, by which the Method of Journalizing is rendered more easy and intelligible; and also the like Notes in the Journal and Ledger, inserted by way of Information how to post the Journal, and correct Errors in the Ledger: Wherein there is a great Variety of Examples, not only in the common and ordinary Way of buying and selling, but in that of Trading beyond the Seas, both for a Merchant's Self and in Company. All which is contained in two Sets of Books, directing the Learner, not by Precept only, but by Example, how to draw out a new Inventory from the old Books, and insert it in the new ones; and the Trade continued as if it were in the real Shop or Compting-House. To which is annexed, a synopsis or Compendium of the whole art of stating debtor and creditor, In all the Circumstances of Book-Keeping, both in Proper Factorage, and Company Accompts, Domestic and Foreign. The Whole Designed for the Use of Schools in Great Britain and Ireland, and in the English Plantations and Colonies abroad; for the Help and Assistance of Merchants in their several Compting-Houses: and for young Gentlemen at their first Entrance on their Mercantile Apprenticeships. The like, for Benefit to the Scholar, and Ease to the Master, not extant. The fifteenth edition. By Thomas Dilworth, Author of the New Guide to the English Tongue, Schoolmaster's Assistant, &c. &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dilworth, Thomas, d. 1780.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bookkeeping.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([82]leaves )

Other Title:

Young book-keeper's assistant

Place of Publication:

London [i.e. York?] : printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater; and for Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York, Anno 1796.

Notes:

The foliation is highly irregular.

The London part of the imprint is false; probably printed at York.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T133987.

OCLC:

642384030