Cyclopædia of Commercial and Business Anecdotes: Comprising Interesting Reminiscences and Facts, Remarkable Traits and Humors ... of Merchants, Traders, Bankers ... Etc. in All Ages and Countries ... |
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| Title | Cyclopædia of Commercial and Business Anecdotes: Comprising Interesting Reminiscences and Facts, Remarkable Traits and Humors ... of Merchants, Traders, Bankers ... Etc. in All Ages and Countries ... |
| Author | Richard Miller Devens |
| Publisher | D. Appleton and Company, 1868 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 779 pages |
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