The mystery of Overend and Gurney : a financial scandal in Victorian London / Geoffrey Elliott.
The mystery of Overend and Gurney : a financial scandal in Victorian London / Geoffrey Elliott.
The mystery of Overend and Gurney : a financial scandal in Victorian London / Geoffrey Elliott.
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Publisher
London : Methuen, c2006.
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N332.10942/ 13
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 266 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London : Methuen, c2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
"On Friday, 10 May 1866, Overend, Gurney and Co. Limited, the City of London's leading discount house - with a turnover second only to that of the Bank of England - closed its doors and suspended all payments, provoking a 'panic without parallel in the financial history of England'. Horrified shareholders learned that the bank had catastrophic debt...
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The mystery of Overend and Gurney : a financial scandal in Victorian London / Geoffrey Elliott.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2006.
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N332.10942/ 13
Record Identifier
74VK7DQQP7E3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7DQQP7E3
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ISBN
0413775739 (hbk.)
9780413775733 (hbk.)
DDC
332.10942109034
MMS ID
991022703919702626
