by George Calhoun
Book Description: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1926. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spines, First Edition, 1926.
Book Condition: Good, Covers rubbed, soil and blemishes, corners lightly bumped, moderate shelfwear, spine rubbed, 1/2" owner repair to spine edge, owner label to front end paper, pages tanned with some foxing otherwise pages are free or marks, foxing to text block, spine straight, binding tight.
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, (in Mylar), covers rubbed and faded, spine faded and soiled, bio damage to covers, spine and edges (see photo), price clipped,
Contents: Introduction by Wigginton E. Creed, PART I: THE COURSE OF EVOLUTION IN GREECE, Chapter I. Pre-Hellenic and Homeric Times, II. Industry and Finance under the Aristocracy, III. The Industrial Revolution and the Tyrants, IV. The Fifth and Fourth Centuries, PART II: THE ATHENIAN GRAIN TRADE, Chapter I. Introduction, II. The Capitalist, III. The Merchant Adventurer, IV. The Ship Captain, V. The Distributors, PART III: BANKS AND BANKERS, Chapter I. Introduction, II. From Money-Changer to Banker, III. Bank Equipment and Personnel, IV. Functions and Clientele, V. Resources-Capital, Surplus, Credit, VI. The Banker and the Courts, VII. The Banker's Character and Standing, VIII. Greek Banking in Hellenistic and Roman Times, PART IV: MINES AND MINING, Chapter I. Introduction, II. Apparatus and Workings, III. Extraction and Dressing of the Ore, IV. Ore Reduction and Separation of Silver, V. Labor and Working Conditions, VI. The Products of the Mines, VII. The Attic Law of Mines, VIII. A Famous Mining Case, Index. -- Great read on ancient Greek Banking, Business and Trading.
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