Mark Freeman & Robin Pearson 
History of the Company, Part I Vol 1 [PDF ebook] 
Development of the Business Corporation, 1700-1914

Exploring the changing economic, social and political role of the Anglo-American firm, this two-part collection of rare texts covers the period 1700-1850. Each part features an introduction which provides an overview of the development of the British and American business corporation in their respective periods and places it in its wider contexts.