Homans j smith ed (4 risultati)

8vo. 192 pp. Original brown cloth, gilt stamped spine and front board. Discoloration from old offset on title and flyleaf. "Johnson had long been dispensing advice to bankers through letters, speeches, and occasional articles, but in the winter of 1849 he decided that what was chiefly needed was a rule book for bankers, a body of theory and precedent such as existed for the law, a kind of bible for the would-be faithful.which he dispatched.to the only American journal he thought could possibly be interested in the subject, J. Smith Homans' American Bankers' Magazine in Boston." [see: Todd & Sonkin's "Alexander Bryan Johnson, Philosophical Banker," pp.303-8]. Johnson's essay on banking first appeared in Holman's magazine in June 1849. This common-place book includes essays on banking by several different authors, including Johnson, as well as a Numismatic Dictionary.…

1st edition orig. cloth Fine octavo vi + 1001, 1002-2007pp., text ills., index, Facsimile of 1858 edition. Weak hinge in Vol. 1 o/w nice set.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Harpers, 1858, VG or better cond. hardcover now in archival grade Brodart. Very scarce edition. Brown cloth, 3/4 leather, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering on spine. Light moisture (coffeecup?) stains to front bd. Leather is lightly worn & scuffed as might be expected, but gutters & hinges are intact. Lower 1/2" of spine missing, corner tips worn through, Marbled edges & eps. 3 prev owner's names & dates (1862, 1871) in pencil on first blank endpaper. 4" x 3" chip out of lower right corner of 2nd blank endpaper. 2007pp incl index -- book is 3" thick. This is really a very nice copy -- square, straight, tight & clean, overall VG or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. …

hardcover. Condizione: very good. illus. 217pp. + ad pages. 8vo, original cloth; (spine ends worn and repaired, corners lightly bumped, cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good). N.Y.: Derby and Jackson, 1857. This register was published several months before the beginning of the Panic of 1857 which occurred in August of that year. During that economic depression many banks had runs on their deposits. Many also failed. This register provides many statistics on the banking industry right before it was affected by the Panic of 1857. Lists include: Banks in the United States by geography, with the name of their President and amount of Capital; Banks in London; Banks in New York City with the name of the President, amount of Capital, and dividend information. Also contains extensive statistics on the Cotton trade and its production.…