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  1. Monteage, Stephen [Author]

    Debtor and creditor made easie: or, A short instruction for the attaining the right use of accounts : After the best method used by merchants. Fitted to the trades or wayes of dealing in these several capacities: viz. The youth or young scholar, the husband-man, or farmer, the country-gentle-man, the retailing shop-keeper, the handicrafts-man, the merchant. By Stephen Monteage, merchant. The third edition with amendments. To which is added A maiden scholars advice trained up in this learning: which the author recommends to be read and practiced in the first place

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    London: printed by John Richardson for Benj. Billingsley at the printing press in Cornhill, 1690 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  2. Hawkins, John [Author]

    Clavis commercii: or, The key of commerce : Containing an exact, and most concise method of merchants accompts, after the Italian manner, in one hundred propositions; being the most material cases in proper, factorage, and company-accompts, both domestick and foreign: with an example annexed to each proposition. Also a practical waste-book, journal, and ledger, with directions how to ballance the ledger, and transferr the ballance thereof, as an inventory, into a new ledger. Fitted for the use of schools, the contemplation of gentlemen, and the practice of merchants, or others, who desire to be accomplished with the famous art of book-keeping. By John Hawkins, schoolmaster at St. George's Church in Southwark

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    London: printed for Sarah Passinger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, 1689 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  3. Vernon, John [Author]

    The compleat comptinghouse: or, The young lad taken from the writing-school, and fully instructed, by way of dialogue, in all the mysteries of a merchant : from his first understanding of plain arithmetick, to the highest pitch of trade: whereby the master is saved much labour, and lad is led by the hand to all his work and business; which to youth is accounted troublesome, but will here seem pleasant. A work very necessary for all that are concerned in keeping accompts of what quality soever. The second edition, corrected and amended. By John Vernon

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    London: printed by J. Richardson, for Benj. Billingsley, at the Printing-Press in Cornhil, M DC LXXXIII. [1683] ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  4. Monteage, Stephen [Author]

    Instructions for rent-gatherers accompts, &c. made easie. By the author of the book, entituled, Debtor and creditor

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    London: printed by J. Richardson for Benj. Billingsley, at the printing-press in Cornhil, 1683 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  5. One of that sex [Author]

    Advice to the women and maidens of London : shewing, that instead of their usual pastime, and education in needlework ... it were far more necessary and profitable to apply themselves to the right understanding and practice of the method of keeping books of account : with some essays, or rudiments for young beginners, in twelve articles

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    London: Printed for Benjamin Billingsley, 1678 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  6. Vernon, John [Author]

    The compleat comptinghouse, or, The young lad taken from the writing school and fully instructed by way of dialogue in all the mysteries of a merchant from his first understanding of plain arithmetick, to the highest pitch of trade : whereby the master is saved much labour and lad is led by the hand to all his work and business : which to youth is accouted troublesome but will here seem pleasant : a work very necessary for all that are concerned in keeping accompts of what quality soever

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    London: Printed by J. D. for Benj. Billingsley, 1678 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

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  7. Every, John [Author]

    Speculum mercativum, or, The young merchants glass : wherein are exact rules of all weights, coins, measures, exchanges, and other matters necessary used in commerce : as also variety of merchants accompts after the Italian-vvay of debitor and creditor, in factorage, partnership and barter : likewise the method of keeping pursers book

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    London: Printed for William Birch, 1674 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

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  8. Dafforne, Richard [Author] ; Dafforne, John [Other]

    The apprentices time-entertainer accomptantly: or, A methodical means to obtain the exquisite art of accomptantship : digested into three parts, as is exemplified upon the next leaf. By Richard Dafforne author of the Merchants-mirrour. Very requisite to be exercised by all such as profess the teaching of the said art. Now reviewed, and in several places rectified, the waste-books altered, and composed after the usual method of merchants: augmented with 85 instances; and at the end of each book is added a trial ballance: likewise how to draw on accompts of sales, accompt currant, and invoices for him we werve in commission. Also, the form of a book for charges of merchandize, ... by John Dafforne accomptant, and teacher of the said famous and never-dying art of accomptantship - [The third edition]

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    London: printed by W. Godbid, for Robert Horne and are to be sold at his shop at the South entrance of the Royal Exchange in Corn-hill, 1670 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

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  9. Dafforne, Richard [Author]

    The apprentices time-entertainer accomptantly; or, A methodicall meanes to obtaine the exquisite art of accomptantship : digested into three parts, as is exemplified upon the next leafe. Very requisite to be exercised (or the like in forme) by all such as are professed instructors of the said art. Published for the generall advancement of those that affect commerce, by Richard Dafforne, author of the Merchants-mirrour, practitioner and teacher of this famous and never dying art of accomptantship; as also arithmetick, with great facility, in English, or Dutch. Who likewise rectifieth bookes of accompts, abroad and at home, in any method, or stile whatsoever; whather for proper, factorage, or company, at convenient houres, in either language

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    London: Printed by R. Young, for Nicolas Bourne, at the south-entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1640 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

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  10. Peele, James [Author]

    The pathe waye to perfectnes, in th'accomptes of debitour, and creditour : in manner of a dialogue, very pleasaunte and proffitable for marchauntes and all other that minde to frequente the same: once agayne set forthe, and verie muche enlarged. By Iames Peele citizen and salter of London, clercke of Christes Hospitall, practizer and teacher of the same

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    Imprinted at London: In Paules Churchyarde. By Thomas Purfoote, dwellinge at the signe of the Lucrece, 16. August [1569] ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

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  11. Peele, James [Author]

    The maner and fourme how to kepe a perfecte reconyng : after the order of the moste worthie and notable accompte, of debitour and creditour, set foorthe in certain tables, with a declaration thereunto belongyng, verie easie to be learned, and also profitable, not onely vnto suche, that trade in the facte of marchaundise, but also vnto any other estate, that will learne the same. 1553

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    Imprinted at London: By Richard Grafton, [J. Kingston, and H. Sutton] printer to the kinges Maiestie, [1554?] ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

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  12. Fulton, John Williamson [Author]

    British-Indian book-keeping : A new system of double entry and progressive adjustment; Exemplified in a Variety of Compendious Methods, For the Practical Purposes as well of the Private Gentleman as of the Merchant. The Whole Calculated to Supply a Desideratum in the Art, By a perspicuous Process, never before adverted to; Complete of itself, and easy of Incorporation with any regular Method already in Use; - effecting A Constant Exhibition of the Balance. By John Williamson Fulton, Book-Keeper in the Office of the Accountant to the Board of Revenue, Bengal

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    London: printed by G. Auld, Greville-Street, Hatton-Garden, and sold by Vernor & Hood, Poultry, 1800 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  13. Shires, John [Author]

    An improved method of book-keeping, the result of thirty years practical experience. By John Shires, accomplant

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    London: Printed for the author, by W. & C. Spilsbury, No 57, Showhill: and sold by J. Carter, Stationer, No. 10, North side of the Royal Exchange; Mr. W. Howell, Garraway's Coffee-House; Hodgeons, Booksellers and Stationers, corner of Wimpole-street and great Mary-le Bone-street; Mr. T. Billinoe, printer, liverpool; Messrs. Brash and Reid, printers, Glasgow; Mr. H. Toye, Bristol; Mr. C. Buckton, bank-dale end, Birmingham; Mr. T. Bewley, York; and of the author, No. 6, Carpenters buildings, London Wall, MDCCXCIX. [1799] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  14. Wicks, John Harris [Author]

    Book-Keeping reformed : or the method by double entry, so simplified, elucidated, and improved, as to render the practice easy, expeditious, and accurate. By J. H. Wicks, Master of the Boarding-School, Englefield-House, Egham, Surry

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    Egham: printed by C. Boult; and sold by T. N. Longman, 39, Paternoster-Row; London, also by the printer, and by all Booksellers in Great Britain. MDCCXCVII. (entered at Stationers' Hall.), [1797] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  15. Jones, Edward Thomas [Author]

    An address to bankers : merchants, tradesmen, &c. intended as an introduction to a new system of book-keeping, in which it is impossible for an error of the most trifling amount to be passed unnoticed; And That IS Calculated Effectually To Prevent The Evils attendant on the present Methods BY Single And Double Entry. By Edward Jones, Accomptant

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    Bristol: printed and sold by R. Edwards, Union-Street; sold also by W. Richardson, Cornhill, and T. Longman, Paternoster-Row, London; and all other booksellers in town and country, [1795] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  16. Mair, John [Author]

    Book-Keeping epitomized : or, a compendium of Mair's methodical treatise of merchants-accompts, accoring to the Italian form; for the use of schools. By the Rev. John Shaw, Head Master of the Free Grammar School at Rochdale, and Author of the Methodical English Grammar

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    Leeds: printed for J. Binns --- J. Johnson, Ogilvy and Speare, and Vernor and Hood, London, 1794 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  17. Booth, Benjamin [Author]

    A complete system of book-keeping, by an improved mode of double-entry: Comprising A Regular Series of Transactions, as they have Occurred in Actual Business; Illustrated by a Variety of Precedents, disposed in such a Manner as to remove every Obstacle in stating the most difficult Accounts, either between Individuals or Partners: Together with Approved Forms of all the Subsidiary Books required in Trade; being the Result of Thirty Years Observation and Experience. The whole designed as a Perfect Companion for the Counting-House; with a view of Fixing a Standard for Practical Book-Keeping, Suited to the Merchant and Trader of Every Denomination. To which are added, A New Method of Stating Factorage Accounts, Adapted Particularly to the Trade of the British Colonies: Also, A Concise, but Comprehensive View of the Exchanges between all the principal Trading Cities of Europe; with Examples, shewing the readiest Mode of calculating them, at full Length. By Benjamin Booth, Late of New-York, and now of London, Merchant

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    London: printed by Couchman & Fry, for Welles, Grosvenor, & Chater, Cornhill, and J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXXXIX. [1789] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  18. Dowling, Daniel [Author]

    A complete system of Italian book-keeping : according to the modern method, practised by merchants and others. To which is added. Tables and their use for computing the value of leases and fines to be paid : together with a table and method of estimating the value of annuities upon lives. By Daniel Dowling, Late Teacher of the Mathematicks, and Author of Mercantile Arithmetick - [The fourth edition]

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    Dublin: printed by P. Wogan, (no. 23,) on the Old Bridge, M,DCC,LXXXI. [1781] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  19. Perry, William lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh [Author]

    The man of business : and gentleman's assistant: containing a complete system of practical arithmetic, Including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, Interest, Annuities, and Purchasing Freehold Estates; book-keeping by single and double entry; The Former Digested on the Plan of Real Business, Comprising A Modern and approved Method of keeping mall Accompts, Dr. and Cr. in the Waste-Book only, necessary to be known and practised by all Retail Traders. By William Perry; Master of the Academy, Edinburgh; Author of the Royal Standard English Dictionary, the only Sure Guide to the English Tongue, the Orator, &c - [The third edition with improvements]

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    Edinburgh: printed for the author; and sold by J. Wilkie, and T. Evans, London; C. Elliot, W. Creech, and R. Jameson, Edinburgh; Charnley, Newcastle; Tesseyman, York; and by the author, MDCCLXXVII. [1777] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  20. Perry, William lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh [Author]

    The man of business : and gentleman's assistant: containing a treatise of practical arithmetic, Including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in which are Inserted, Many Concise and Valuable Rules, for the Ready Casting up of Merchandize, Never yet published in this Kingdom; book-keeping by single and double entry, The former upon an entire New Plan, Comprising A modern and approved Method of keeping Small Accompts, Dr. and Cr. in the Waste-Book only, Calculated for the Ease and Advantage of Retail Traders; Together with an essay on English grammar. Adapted to the Use of Gentlemen, Merchants, Traders, and Schools, By W. Perry, Master of the Academy at Kelso

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    Edinburgh: printed for the author, by David Willison: and sold by J. Murray, No. 32, Fleetstreet, London; J. Bell, Edinburgh; D. Baxter, Glasgow; T. Slack and W. Charnley, Newcastle; A. Graham, Alnwick; J. Richardson, Berwick; and G. Elliot, Kelso, M,DCC,LXXIV. [1774] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009