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 contemporary red morocco label lettered gilt, marbled endpapers, 250 leaves; pp.viii + 99 + (2) errata + (2) + 35 + (48) + (2) + 25 + (36) + (2) + 18 + (8) + 12 + (30) + (6) + 22 + (8) + (8) + (2) + 14 + (32); (2) + 66 [misbound], printers woodcut to title, signed by the author in ink at the end of the preface, a very good copy.

Reymondin, Bibliographie Methodique...sur les science des comptes, pp.70-71. Historical Accounting Literature,[ICA] p.160. An accountants book collection, [ICA Scotland] p.26. Herwood, 504.

FIRST EDITION of this tour de force by Imhooff, published by the author in the town of Vevey on the shores of Lake Geneva, now renowned, as in 1867 pharmacist Henri Nestlé invented baby milk powder and is the home of the company.

£3,000