Business letters and documents in english, french and spanish [antikvár]

PREFACE In the course of several years business experience in France and Spain since being demobilized in 1919, the author has constantly felt the need of a good manual of business correspondence in English, French, and Spanish, which should contain examples of letters such as are exchanged between shipping companies and their agents, also those dealing with such subjects as insurance, contracts, collections, hire-purchase, mail order, and many other topics frequently omitted from correspondence books in foreign languages. The object, therefore, of the present book has been to produce a complete commercial correspondence in English, French, and Spanish, which, whilst excluding all reference to such details as the rules of foreign orthography, conjugations, and other elementary stagework, should, nevertheless, be of considerable assistance to the merchant, or to the clerk in charge of foreign correspondence. It is the author's opinion that the advanced student of languages does not require a book which encroaches upon the province of the teacher; what he needs is guidance in selecting suitable phrases which wiU enable him to compose a good letter, simple and to the point, clearly intelligible to his foreign client. Without some such aid, years of practice are usually required before the desired standard can be attained. With this end m view a comprehensive selection of commercial letters and suitable replies has been compiled, dealing with as many topics as possible ; tables of weights and measures have been added, and several examples of commercial documents including contracts and notarial deeds. It is therefore hoped that this book will be appreciated by many of those who conduct business between England, France, Spain, and Spanish America, and that they will find it has supplied a very genuine need. The author gladly takes advantage of the opportunity afforded by the Preface to express his indebtedness to numerous friends for valuable collaboration and suggestions received during the