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Fenning, Daniel. The Ready Reckoner, or, the Trader's Useful Assistant.. Newburyport: Edmund M. Blunt, 1794. Eleventh edition. Thin 8vo [21.5 by 9.5 cm], modern blue cloth, gilt. 158 pages; tables. Text browned, but very good. A later edition of the useful Fenning publication. [with] Several Additional Works on Practical Mathematics for Business and Related Topics. Includes: Requisite Tables in Acquiring a Knowledge of Arithmetic (c. 1812); Porters' New System of Mathematics (1843); Walsh's A New System of Mercantile Arithmetic (1804); and four editions of Adams's A Scholar's Arithmetic (1812, 1814, 1816, and 1827). Generally very good, with a couple of exceptions. Works of this type were indispensable in the conduct of commerce in the early days of the Republic. Estimate $200. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15858 (realized $43).
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