The Country Banker : His Clients, Cares, and Work. From an Experience of Forty Years

London: John Murray. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1918. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings.; "New and Revised Edition". xxi, 324 pages + portrait frontpiece. Blue-green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 185 x 117mm. This edition with a 7 page Introduction by F. E. Steele, dated 1917, a 1 page "Prefatory Note" dated 1902, a 1 paragaph "Preface to the Ninth Impression" dated 1892, and a 2 page "Preface to the First Edition" dated 1885. Contents: Preface; The Function of Manager; Personal Credit; The Testimony of a Balance-sheet; The Credit of Limited Companies; Cover for Debt; Overdrawn Accounts; Insolvent Trading; Occasional Overdrafts; Recall of Advances; Bankruptcy; Trade Bills; Loan Bills and Notes; Negotiability of Bills; Personal Security; Collateral Security; Securities which are not Security; Deposits and Runs; Interest and Discount; Bank Charges; Circulation; The Use of a Banker; Salaries; Office Expenses; Routine Duties; Correspondence; Competition in Banking; A new Bank for Oxborough; The Office of Chief Manager; Banking Finance; Advances; Advances to Shareholders; Large Accounts; Bills of Exchange; Reserve Liability; Capital and Shares; Profit and Loss; The Rest; Opening of New Branches; The Directorate; Rights and Duties of Shareholders; The Future Outlook. .