^Lot 296 Hoggson: Banking Through the Ages

Hoggson, Noble Foster. BANKING THROUGH THE AGES. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York. 1926. 8vo. [4], 128 pages. original quarter beige cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, dark blue paper label bordered in gold, gilt. First Edition, First Printing. Frontispiece, print. B&W prints, photo prints. English text. Ex Joe DeMeo Library. rubbing and shelf-wear along the outer extremities and corners, fraying at the head and tail of spine, Good. This work traces the comprehensive evolution of global financial management and banking systems over nearly four thousand years. It documents the transition from primitive barter arrangements and ancient temple treasuries in Babylonia, Greece, and Rome, to the influential merchant banking houses of Renaissance Italy, culminating in early twentieth-century corporate financial systems. Lot weight: 1 lbs 3oz. Subject(s): Banking, Money History, World.