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TitleEvery man his own broker, or, A guide to Exchange-Alley: in which the nature of the several funds, vulgarly called the stocks, is clearly explained and the mystery and iniquity of stock-jobbing laid before the public in a new and impartial light : also the method of transferring stock and of buying and selling the several government securities, without the assistance of a broker, is made intelligible to the meanest capacity : and an account is given of the laws in force relative to brokers, clerks at the bank, &c. : with directions how to avoid the losses that are frequently sustained by the destruction of bank notes, India bonds, &c. by fires and other accidents : some account of banking and of the sinking fund : with a supplement giving a concise but clear account of the valuation of annuities upon lives : with accurate tables of interest (and many others equally useful), calculated to a farthing, at 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per cent from 1l. to 500l., from one day to sixty, and from one month to twelve : with early rules for casting up stockOther Titles (e.g. Variant)Every man his own brokerGuide to Exchange-AlleyTypePrintNoteEdition statement precedes author on title page.Added title page: A new book of interest : containing accurate tables, calculated to a farthing, at two and a half, three, three and a half, four, and five per cent : from one pound to five hundred and from one day to sixty, also from one to twelve months : giving plain directions for casting up interest at other rates and other tables equally useful : with easy rules for casting up stock. London : Printed for S. Hooper ..., 1766.Signatures: A¹²(-A12) B-F¹² G¹²(±G10, G11, -G12) I¹² K⁶-N⁶ O².Includes errata: page [1], second group of paging.Includes bookseller's advertisement: page [5], second group of paging and page 46, fifth group pf paging.Dimensions18 cm (12mo)Extentxvii, [5], 137, 140-196, [2], 46 pProvision ActivityPublication: England 1766 Publication: London: Printed for S. Hooper ..., MDCCLXV [1765, i.e. 1766 Responsibility Statementby Thomas Mortimer, EsqEdition StatementThe sixth edition, improved