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Book Edition: Book-Keeping moderniz’d: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form. Wherein The Theory of the Art is clearly explained, and reduced to Practice, in copious Sets of Books, exhibiting all the varieties that usually occur in Real Business. To which is added, A Large Appendix. Containing, I. Descriptions and specimens of the Subsidiary Books used by merchants. II. Monies and Exchanges, the nature of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Bills of Parcels. III. Precedents of Merchants Writings, peculiar to England, Scotland, and common to both. IV. The Commission, Duty, and Power of Factors. V. A short History of the Trading Companies in Great Britain, with an account of her exports and imports. VI. The produce and commerce of the Sugar Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts kept by the factors or storekeepers; and an explication of wharf and plantation accounts. VII. The produce and commerce of the Tobacco Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts usually kept by the storekeepers. VIII. The method of keeping accounts proper for Shopkeepers or Retailers. IX. The method of keeping the accounts of a Land-Estate. X. A Dictionary; explaining abstruse words and terms that occur in merchandise.

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Book-Keeping moderniz’d: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form. Wherein The Theory of the Art is clearly explained, and reduced to Practice, in copious Sets of Books, exhibiting all the varieties that usually occur in Real Business. To which is added, A Large Appendix. Containing, I. Descriptions and specimens of the Subsidiary Books used by merchants. II. Monies and Exchanges, the nature of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Bills of Parcels. III. Precedents of Merchants Writings, peculiar to England, Scotland, and common to both. IV. The Commission, Duty, and Power of Factors. V. A short History of the Trading Companies in Great Britain, with an account of her exports and imports. VI. The produce and commerce of the Sugar Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts kept by the factors or storekeepers; and an explication of wharf and plantation accounts. VII. The produce and commerce of the Tobacco Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts usually kept by the storekeepers. VIII. The method of keeping accounts proper for Shopkeepers or Retailers. IX. The method of keeping the accounts of a Land-Estate. X. A Dictionary; explaining abstruse words and terms that occur in merchandise.

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Record ID 297391

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 148

Mairs Book-keeping 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/11/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/8 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-keeping moderniz'd: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form [Mair]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bh.7.54.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping moderniz’d: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form. Wherein The Theory of the Art is clearly explained, and reduced to Practice, in copious Sets of Books, exhibiting all the varieties that usually occur in Real Business. To which is added, A Large Appendix. Containing, I. Descriptions and specimens of the Subsidiary Books used by merchants. II. Monies and Exchanges, the nature of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Bills of Parcels. III. Precedents of Merchants Writings, peculiar to England, Scotland, and common to both. IV. The Commission, Duty, and Power of Factors. V. A short History of the Trading Companies in Great Britain, with an account of her exports and imports. VI. The produce and commerce of the Sugar Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts kept by the factors or storekeepers; and an explication of wharf and plantation accounts. VII. The produce and commerce of the Tobacco Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts usually kept by the storekeepers. VIII. The method of keeping accounts proper for Shopkeepers or Retailers. IX. The method of keeping the accounts of a Land-Estate. X. A Dictionary; explaining abstruse words and terms that occur in merchandise.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


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John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping Methodiz’d: or, A Methodical Treatise of Merchant-Accompts

Record ID 152523

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 173

& Mair's Book-Keeping

Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

Robert Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-keeping moderniz'd [sic]: or, Merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form [Mair]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *O.27.3.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping moderniz’d: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form. Wherein The Theory of the Art is clearly explained, and reduced to Practice, in copious Sets of Books, exhibiting all the varieties that usually occur in Real Business. To which is added, A Large Appendix. Containing, I. Descriptions and specimens of the Subsidiary Books used by merchants. II. Monies and Exchanges, the nature of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Bills of Parcels. III. Precedents of Merchants Writings, peculiar to England, Scotland, and common to both. IV. The Commission, Duty, and Power of Factors. V. A short History of the Trading Companies in Great Britain, with an account of her exports and imports. VI. The produce and commerce of the Sugar Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts kept by the factors or storekeepers; and an explication of wharf and plantation accounts. VII. The produce and commerce of the Tobacco Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts usually kept by the storekeepers. VIII. The method of keeping accounts proper for Shopkeepers or Retailers. IX. The method of keeping the accounts of a Land-Estate. X. A Dictionary; explaining abstruse words and terms that occur in merchandise.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping Methodiz’d: or, A Methodical Treatise of Merchant-Accompts