A Treatise Of Commerce: Edited With An Introduction And Notes

Wheeler, John. A Treatise of Commerce. Edited With an Introduction and Notes by George Burton Hotchkiss. New York: The New York University Press, 1931. xi, 484 pp. Reprint available July 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-395-2. Cloth. $110. * Published in 1601, this treatise is an unabashed work of propaganda on behalf of the Merchants Adventurers of England, an international trading company. Written by the company's secretary, John Wheeler [fl. 1601-1608], it is the earliest important example of corporate publicity. Moreover, it offers a detailed picture of business organizations and public-private partnerships during the Elizabethan era and glimpses of such personalities as Burghley, Cecil (the younger) and Queen Elizabeth. This book contains a facsimile of the first edition, as well as an unabridged critical edition by Hotchkiss, with detailed notes and an extensive introduction.George Burton Hotchkiss is the author of 'A Treatise Of Commerce: Edited With An Introduction And Notes', published 2004 under ISBN 9781584773955 and ISBN 1584773952.