The Early History of Banking in England (Routledge Library Editions - Banking & Finance)

xxviii, 320pp.  Laminated stiff card covers.  8vo.  Covers are rubbed at edges and a little shelf worn, with a few small marks on verso.  Text block edges soften and rounded, with some signs of reading internally but remains clean, bright and tight. R D Richard's scholarly and well-evidenced account of the early history of banking in the UK was first published in 1929.  It focusses largely on the era of private banks before the creation of the Bank of England and the development of paper money.