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Very rare original edition of a French classic on commerce, merchants and bookkeeping

LARUE, Jean.
La bibliotheque des jeunes negocians, ou l'arithmetique a leur usage; demontrée depuis ses prémiers elémens jusqu'à ses derniers problémes, où se trouvent compris. Le commerce des matieres d'argent, avec les differens tarifs qui le concernent, une table du rapport des mesures pour les grains, ensuite leurs divisions, & leurs poids. Le traité de la correspondance des mesures descorps liquides, & ceux des rapports des corps pesans, & des corps étendus, our les poids & et pour les etoffes, &c. &c. &c. Les changes des principales places de l'Europe ... et les principes des arbitrages, pour faciliter les opérations de la banque. ...

With many printed calculations and tables, two of which on folding leaves outside the text; many interesting woodcut initials and head and tail pieces.

With many printed calculations and tables, two of which on folding leaves outside the text; many interesting woodcut initials and head and tail pieces.

With many printed calculations and tables, two of which on folding leaves outside the text; many interesting woodcut initials and head and tail pieces.

With many printed calculations and tables, two of which on folding leaves outside the text; many interesting woodcut initials and head and tail pieces.



Lyon, for Briasson in Paris and les frères Bruyset in Lyon, 1747. Large 4to. Contemporary full mottled calf, new spine blind tooled in compartments wityh a red morocco label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers; edges painted red. With many printed calculations and tables, two of which on folding leaves outside the text; many interesting woodcut initials and head and tail pieces. (20), 656, 12, (4) pp.

Very rare original edition of this interesting work on commerce and merchants, commercial aritmetic, interest, change, arbitration and bookkeeping. The author, born at the beginning of the eightteenth century in Bayonne was, before he settled down as a merchant in Lyon, in the service of the Count of Maurepas and the Chevallier de Caylus in which capacity he has procured the liberation of no less than 75 French slaves in Morocco. In 1758 a second edition appeared.

Good copy of this rare and interesting work.- (Some occasional faint browning and spotting).
Comptabiliteit door de eeuwen heen 91; Kress Libr. 4863; not in Hoock & Jeannin or Quérard; not in the Bibl. Nat.

Related Subjects: Bookkeeping  Economy  Mathematics 

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