The Mercantile Agency Reference Book (And Key) For The Dominion Of Canada, Published by R. G. Dun & Co., Calgary, Halifax, etc., 1908. ‘Containing Names and Ratings Of Merchants, Traders And Manufacturers In Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec And Saskatchewan, With List Of Banking Towns, Banks, Bankers, etc.; Collection Laws Of Each Province, etc., etc., etc. July, 1908’. 12mo up to 7½” tall., viii, 982pp., front and rear endpapers charted with the keys to the ratings. Flexible brown leather boards with all edges tinted red. Front board stamped in gilt: Property of R.G. Dunn & Co. 413. Noted in pencil to pastedown: Loaned to Subscriber: Abbotsford Lumber Co. Ltd. Overall in very nice condition: light toning to endpapers and otherwise contents are fine without markings or tears; spine ends are frayed and chipped and leather is rubbed at edges and back panel.
Founded as the Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Co. of New York, was the first successful credit reporting agency. They issued their first credit ratings guide in 1859. The total number of names reported in the Canada July, 1908 guide is 113,551. A rare and collectible resource.
