The bankers' clearing house, what it is and what it does

By Philip W. Matthews

Step inside the engine room of money. Everything turned on clearing houses. The Bankers' Clearing House, What It Is and What It Does by Philip W Matthews reads as both a lucid banking history book and a practical financial institutions guide: a clear account of the payment clearing process and the rules, customs and mechanics that kept nineteenth century finance moving in the London financial district. The prose is precise and purpose-built, offering legal and procedural detail without unreadable jargon, and it makes the complex operation of exchange accessible to historians, bankers and curious readers alike. As a contemporary window onto Victorian era economics and British banking practices, the work anchors larger discussions about economic systems overview and the history of clearing houses; it remains a valuable banking professionals resource and an academic finance reference for anyone tracing how modern payments, settlement and trust emerged from these rituals. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Casual readers seeking a readable introduction to the machinery behind money and collectors of classic literature and financial works both have reason to turn to this book; archivists, banking historians and professional practitioners will value it as an authoritative companion to studies of nineteenth century finance and the London financial district. Whether consulted as a historical record, a financial institutions guide, or a piece to be noted in the Philip W Matthews collection, it rewards close reading and sits comfortably on the shelf of anyone interested in the evolution of payment systems and the history of clearing houses. As much a social document as a procedural manual, it supplies texture to debates about monetary practice and gives students an economic systems overview rooted in practice rather than abstraction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9390382580
• ISBN13: 9789390382583
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"