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Pietro Borgo. Libro de Abacho 1540

PIETRO BORGO

Libro de Abacho 1540

The second Italian commercial arithmetic – a practical book for the use of merchants

BORGO,Pietro. Libro de Abacho. Venice,Bernardino de Bindoni 1540 Quarto, 20.0 x 15.5 cm, contemporary vellum, yapped edges, later endpapers, 99 leaves [leaves 1, 68-69, 88, 91 and 100 are unnumbered; no leaves for 7 and 8; leaf 80 is misnumbered 74, leaf 86 misnumbered 8], woodcut initials, rinted mathematical calculations in the margins thro....

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C Buchanan. Writing-Master & Accountant's Assistant

C BUCHANAN

Writing-Master & Accountant's Assistant

Glasgow 1798

Rare Scottish Accountancy BUCHANAN,C. The Writing-master and Accountant’s Assistant Containing an extensive System of Practical Arithmetic. With a valuable set of Engravings of Business Writing &c. Designed for the use of Academies and Boarding Schools. Glasgow: Printed for the Author by R.Chapman...1798 Quarto, 26.4 x 21.0cm, original marbled bo....

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Pierre Forcadel. L’Arithmeticque 1557-1558

PIERRE FORCADEL

L’Arithmeticque 1557-1558

‘Perhaps the most elaborate French treatise on arithmetic published in the 16th century’

L’Arithmeticque de P.Forcadel, de Beziers. En laquelle sont traictes quatre reigles briefues, qui contiennent les deux cents qurante anciennes: & plusieurs autres reigles, pour l’exercice des nombres entiers, par lesquels on peut facilement paruenir à la cognoissance de l’Agebre. Le tout de l’inuention dudi?t Forcadel...Le Second Livre...Le Tro....

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William Gordon. General Counting-House

WILLIAM GORDON

General Counting-House

2nd ed Edinburgh 1770

GORDON, William. The General Counting-House and Man of Business. Edinburgh, A.Donaldson 1770 Octavo, contemporary calf, rubbed, contemporary red morocco label, hinges split but holding, (1) + vipp + 489pp, heavy foxing to lower margins of sixty leaves, ownership in ink on the first blank leaf ‘James Hutchins 1792’ and final blank. ....

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Jean Jaques IMHOOFF. L’Art de Tenir les Livres

JEAN JAQUES IMHOOFF

L’Art de Tenir les Livres

IMHOOFF,Jean Jaques. L’Art de Tenir les Livres en Parties Doubles ou La Science de Faire Ecriture de toutes les Negociations que se sont, soit en Banque, soit en Merchandises, ouvrage divise en deux parties... Vevey, chez l’auteur 1786 Quarto, two parts, contemporary calf, scuffed and rubbed, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt with conte....

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James Mill. Commerce Defended

JAMES MILL

Commerce Defended

MILL,James.Commerce Defended. An answer to the arguments by which Mr Spence, Mr Cobbett, and others, have attempted to prove that Commerce is not a source of National Wealth. London, C. and R. Baldwin, 1808 Octavo, 19 x 21.2 cm, later nineteenth-century quarter calf and marbled boards, spine ruled and decorated gilt, red leather label, originally sta....

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John Stuart Mill. Programme Of The Land Tenure Reform Association. With An Explanatory Statement By John Stuart Mill

JOHN STUART MILL

Programme Of The Land Tenure Reform Association. With An Explanatory Statement By John Stuart Mill

MILL,John Stuart. Programme of the Land Tenure Reform Association. With an explanatory statement by John Stuart Mill. London, Longmans Green, Reader and Dyer 1871 Octavo, paper wrappers, printed paper label, pp.16, old ink stamp of the British Library of Political & Economic Science on title, first and final leaf dust stained. First edition. The '....

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William Spence. Agriculture The Source Of Wealth Of Britain; A Reply To The Objections Urged By Mr Mill, The Edinburgh Reviewers, And Others, Against The Doctrines Of The Pamphlet, Entitled "Britain Independent Of Commerce." With Remarks On The Criticism Of The Monthly R

WILLIAM SPENCE

Agriculture The Source Of Wealth Of Britain; A Reply To The Objections Urged By Mr Mill, The Edinburgh Reviewers, And Others, Against The Doctrines Of The Pamphlet, Entitled "Britain Independent Of Commerce." With Remarks On The Criticism Of The Monthly R

SPENCE,William. Agriculture the source of wealth of Britain; a reply to the objections urged by Mr Mill, the Edinburgh Reviewers, and others, against the doctrines of the pamphlet, entitled "Britain independent of commerce." With remarks on the criticism of the Monthly reviewers upon that work. London: Luke Hanford and Sons for T. Cadell and W. Davies, ....

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W Stebbing. Analysis Of Mr. Mill's System Of Logic

W STEBBING

Analysis Of Mr. Mill's System Of Logic

STEBBING,W. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic. London, Longmans, Green 1864 Octavo, oriinal publishers brown cloth, spine lettered gilt, spine worn, pp.xi + 167, ownership in ink on title P.C.Gardiner First edition Price-£250....

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Robert Watts. Utilitarianism As Propounded By J.Stuart Mill.

ROBERT WATTS

Utilitarianism As Propounded By J.Stuart Mill.

WATTS,Robert. Utilitarianism as propounded by J.Stuart Mill. Belfast, C.Aitchison; London, Hamilton, Adams & Co. [1868] Twelvemo, original printed blue wrappers, a little soiled and worn, pp.35, a small ink stamp at head of front wrapper, some ink splashes to rear wrapper, ownership in ink on front wrapper and title, a very good copy. First editio....

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