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Enormous 19th-century Bank Register

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 USD
Enormous 19th-century Bank Register
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First National Bank of Helena. RECEIVING TELLER’S BANK REGISTER FOR FEBRUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1890. Oversized ledger [51.5 by 40.5 by 6.5 cm], full tan sheep; thick boards decorated in black; spine with four thick raised bands; two black spine labels, gilt; marbled endpapers. Approximately 600 ledger sheets, over 550 of which are neatly filled out in ink (each business day taking up two pages). Binding rubbed, but strong and sound. Last blank leaf torn. Near fine. A remarkable volume, of potential interest to collectors of paper money or to a broader audience simply as a striking decorative item. Provides the full day-to-day records of the receiving teller of this institution.