History of Banking II. 1844-1959

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Collection of contemporary texts reprinted in facsimile form [some as extracts] from documents, pamphlets, ephemera, books, parliamentary papers, articles, etc, touching on the history of banking and intended as a resource giving easy access to contemporary texts. Arranged in 10 volumes. Documents date from 1844 to 1959 and very heavily weighted in favour of UK banking with some coverage of banking in USA. The volumes cover: 1] 'Introduction, 1844 and the currency crisis'; 2] 'Competition and free banking'; 3] 'Bank failures, commercial distress and limited liability'; 4] 'Banking statistics'; 5] 'Banking principles'; 6] 'Reserves and elasticity'; 7] 'Clearing and deposits'; 8] 'Banks and industry'; 9] 'Emergence of the Federal Reserve System'; 10] 'Central banking, interest rates and monetary policy'. Very heavily weighted to UK experience with some coverage of USA. The introduction proves a concise overview largely of British banking in the period