A treatise of book-keeping, or merchants accounts; in the Italian method of debtor and creditor. Wherein The Fundamental Principles of that curious and approved Method are clearly and fully explained and demonstrated, from the Nature and Reason of Things: From which again is deduced, a complete System of particular Rules, and Instructions for their Application to a Merchant's Business; considered as acting either for his own proper Account; or in Commission, as Factor for another; or, as concerned in Company. The Whole illustrated and exemplified with Two Sets of Books, containing great Variety of Practice in all those Branches of Business. To which are added, Instructions for Gentlemen of Land Estates, and their Stewards of Factors: With Directions also for Retailer, and other more private Persons. By Alexander Malcolm, A. M. Teacher of the Mathematicks.

People / Organizations

• Daniel Browne junior ("printed by")
• Alexander Malcolm (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Dan. Browne; for D. Browne without Temple-Bar, T. Longman in Pater-Noster-Row, S. Austen in St. Paul's Church-Yard, A. Millar in the Strand, and J. Hodges on London-Bridge, MDCCXLIII. [1743]

Publication year

1743-1743

ESTC No.

T100701

Grub Street ID

154619

Description

viii,[4],197,[37],21,[21],47,[1]p. ; 8⁰