The gentleman, tradesman, and traveller's pocket library: Containing 1. A Short System of Geography. 2. The Political History of Europe. 3. A View of the Constitution of Great-Britains 4. A List of the House of Peers. 5. Of Superscriptions and Forms of Address. 6. A List of the Places at Court, with their respective Salaries. 7. A Description of England. 8. The most remarkable Curiosities in Great-Britain and Ireland. 9. A Description of London, with a List of the Companies. 10. The Postage of Letters to and from the General and Penny-Post-Office. 11. Rates of Hackney-Coachmen, Chairmen, Casmen, and Watermen. 12. The History and Rationale of the Stocks or public Funds. 13. Forms of Receipts, Notes, Inland and Foreign Bills of Exchange. &c. 14. Law Forms of general Use. 15. The Weight and Value of Foreign Gold and Silver Coins. 16. Of the Knowledge of Mankind. 17. The Prices of the different Works of Bricklayers, Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Carvers, Plumbers, Slaters, Painters, Plaisterers, Paviors, and Smiths. 18. Of the Management of Horses, particularly when on a Journey, and Receipts for curing the Diseases to which they are subject. 19. A Est of the Stage-Coaches and Carriers in Great-Britain. 20. Directions for those who travel into Foreign Countries, with Dialogues in several European Languages for their Use. 21. Some Account of the Principal Curiosities in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. By a gentleman of the Bank of England. To which are added, correct tables for the use of all who are concerned in trade and business. By J. Barrow, Author of Navigation Britannica. Illustrated with six maps, by E. Bowen, Geographer to His Majesty.
Gentleman of the Bank of England. | Date: 1753