{"product_id":"the-merchants-penman-william-banson-9781385142936","title":"The Merchant's Penman: A new Copy Book of the Usual Hands now in Practice by Most Book-keepers in Europe. By William Banson, Master of the Fr","description":"The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.\u003cbr\u003eDelve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.\u003cbr\u003e++++\u003cbr\u003eThe below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: \u003cbr\u003e++++\u003cbr\u003eBritish Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT056775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngraved throughout. The dedication signed: Willm. Banson; and dated: June 15. MD.C.C.II. Title information and pagination from DFo copy. The titlepage is printed in red and black. Signed: J. Sturt [sic] Sculp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[London]: Sold by John Stuart, at the Three Bibles and Ink-Bottles at the corner of the Square on London-Bridge, [1702]. [1], 34 leaves; obl. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Banson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1385142936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781385142936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gale Ecco, Print Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.25d","brand":"William Banson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48444644622591,"sku":"9781385142936","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b369064-8a6c-4156-919f-7b745864b1be.jpg?v=1777213657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-merchants-penman-william-banson-9781385142936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}