The gentleman accomptant : or, an essay to unfold the mystery of accompts. By way of debtor and creditor, commonly called merchants accompts, and Applying the Same to the Concerns of the Nobility and Gentry of England. Shewing, I. The great Advantage of Gentlemens keeping their own Accompts, with Directions to Persons of Quality and Fortune. II. The Ruin that attends Men of Estates, by neglect of Accompts. III. The Usefulness of the Knowledge of Accompts, to such as are any way employed in the Publick Affairs of the Nation. IV. Of Banks; those of Venice and the Turkey Company. V. Of Stocks, and Stock-Jobbing; the Frauds therein detected. VI. A short and easy Vocabulary of Certain Words, that in the Language of Accompting take a Particular Meaning. Done by a person of honour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

North, Roger, 1653-1734.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bookkeeping.

Accounting--Early works to 1800.

Accounting.

Bookkeeping--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],vi[i.e.iv],263,[35]p.table )

Other Title:

Gentleman accomptant

Place of Publication:

London : printed for E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1714.

Notes:

With a preliminary leaf of advertisement.

With a vocabulary of terms at the end.

A person of honour = Roger North.

Title page may be a cancel.

Price from imprint: Price 4 s. Plain, or 5 s. neatly Bound and Gilt.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Goldsmiths', 5155

Hanson, 2085

English Short Title Catalog, T58765.

OCLC:

642637458