The Merchant's and Banker's Register, [Late Almanac,] for 1857.
New York: Derby and Jackson, 1857. illus. 217pp. + ad pages. 8vo, original cloth; (spine ends worn and repaired, corners lightly bumped, cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good). N.Y.: Derby and Jackson, 1857. This register was published several months before the beginning of the Panic of 1857 which occurred in August of that year. During that economic depression many banks had runs on their deposits. Many also failed. This register provides many statistics on the banking industry right before it..... More