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Peters, G. S : The Ready Reckoner or Traders' Companion: Showing at One View the Wholesale or Retail Value of Any Commodity, from One Quarter of a Cent Up to Twelve Dollars

G. S. Peters, Harrisburg, PA, 1831

[1831] Hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. About: 2¾-inches wide x 5½-inches high, leather bound, gilt lettering and six horizontal gilt lines on spine, 144 pages. Condition of binding: Expected wear, abrasive marks, corners showing (and lightly bumped). Endpapers: Considerable writing and pencil calculations by previous owners; foxing, stains, age toning and soiling. Preliminaries: Writing, pencil notations by previous owners; short tears; old humidity/foxing/liquid stains; age toning. Text: Age toning; occasional pencil notations by previous owners; old humidity/foxing/liquid stains; wear to extremities. Text is still very readable. It's obvious the book was a favorite reference that was frequently consulted. Overall, Fair condition. Not a modern reprint of an old book - this is the 1831 edition. Book features a variety of useful tables. For example, it shows the wholesale or retail value of any number of yards, pounds, bushels, or any other commodity, from one to 1000, at one quarter of a cent, and up to $12.00. There also is a table displaying the rate of wages for manufacturers, mechanics or laborers, from 50 cents to seven dollars per week, and a quick method for calculating interest. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order.. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hard Cover

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