BUSINESS. - Mathieu de LA PORTE. La Science Des Negocians, et Teneurs de Livres, ou Instruction Generale. Paris: Guillaume Cavelier and Charles Osmont, 1704. First edition, oblong 4to (120 x 192mm.) In 3 parts. (Browning and offsetting to first leaves, toning, occasional damp-staining, crease to title, lacking front blank?) Near contemporary calf, paper label to spine in manuscript (repair to top of spine, extremities rubbed, endpapers replaced). Note: scarce. A work on business administration, often reprinted. The first part deals with accounting, the second with double-entry book-keeping and third with various aspects of business, such as letters of credit.