Royal Mail Case (45 results)

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2003. Fine Facsimile Reprint. hardcover. Fine Facsimile Reprint. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. 2003. Fine Facsimile Reprint. hardcover. Fine Facsimile Reprint. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Red hardback with gold print onspine. Fading to spine; dirtiness and general shelf wear to boards. Boards in Fair to Good condition. On inside front board, 2 small newspaper articles have been glued. PO's name and bookplate on ffep. Browning to endpapers. Pages tight; clean/unmarked with slight browning to edges. 276+ pages. "Profit & Loss" statement attached at back of book. Not stated 1st edition but no other print info stated. Good+ to Very Good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. From Wikipoedia: The Royal Mail Case or R v Kylsant & Otrs was a noted English criminal case in 1931. The director of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Lord Kylsant, had falsified a trading prospectus with the aid of the company accountant to make it look as if the company was profitable and to entice potential investors. Following an independent audit instigated by HM Treasury, Kylsant and Harold John Morland, the company auditor, were arrested and charged with falsifying both the trading prospectus and company records and accounts.[1] Although they were acquitted of falsifying records and accounts, Kylsant was found guilty of falsifying the trading prospectus and sentenced to twelve months in prison. The company was then liquidated, and reconstituted as The Royal Mail Lines Ltd with the backing of the British government. As well as its immediate impact, the case instigated massive changes in the way companies were audited. In 1947, the Companies Act was passed, criminalizing the failure to disclose the use of secret reserve accounts. The case highlighted flaws in the way company accounts were reviewed, and "probably had a greater impact on the quality of published data than all the Companies Acts passed up to that date". The case "fell like an atomic bomb and profoundly disturbed both the industrial and the accountancy worlds", and has also been linked to reduced public trust of big businesses. The case is also seen as the reason for the demise of accounting with the aid of secret reserves. This copy is good in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Ex-library, with typical library stamps and labels. Binding is sound. The covers show very light wear. Other than the library indications, the text is quite clean and unmarked. . FO22.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Royal Mail Case. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red cloth with black lettering. Part of the Notable British Trials series.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Special edition. Leather Bound. (england, trials, law, press books) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Canadian Edition Upper Page Edges Soiled Name on flyleaf.

Condition: New. In.

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A Generally Well Preserved Copy Having Only Minor Signs Of Wear To Cover, Plus Some Fading To Spine And A Few Tiny Marks. Has Some Light Foxing To Page Edges And Occasionally Inside.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 8vo. Still in original shrinkwrap; one quarter black leather over black cloth, gilt spine titles and decorations, gilt front decorations, 4 raised ribs to spine; all edges gilt; black silk ribbon bound in. A new copy.

Condition: New.

Half-Leather. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Dark gray leather with navy cloth and gilt title, page edges, and decorations. SW2.

xliii+276pp. 8vo. Original red boards. Foxing to edges and endpapers. Black and white plates. A very good copy. First edition.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:

Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION. 8vo: xlii, 276pp. Rubbed, red cloth, without dust wrapper. Faded on spine and around edges. Embossed ownership stamp on front free endpaper. Complete with illustrations.

Fine Facsimile Reprint. Fine copy in the original elaborately gilt-tooled leather, over gilt-tooled cloth-backed boards, with raised bands. All edges gilt. The classic Gryphon Editions design. An exceptional example; corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Still in the publisher's cardboard packaging. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages; Physical desc.: xliii, 276 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Kyslant, Owen Cosby Philipps, Baron, 1863-1937. Morland, Harold John. Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Trials (Fraud) - England - London. Notes: "This special edition of . has been privately printed for the members of the Notable Trials Library."; orginally printed: Edinburgh & London: William Hodge & co., 1933. Summary: THE ROYAL MAIL CASE gathers documents from England during the Great Depression to recount an offense that "struck deep at the roots of investment confidence and menaced the whole stability of commercial financial practice," as stated in the book's Introduction.The book presents the well-regarded chairman of a great corporation, Lord Kylsant, who went to prison for his part in the affair, and the accountant who issued statements that told far from the whole truth about the soundness of the enterprise, the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. To attract new investors, the company had issued a prospectus containing profit and loss accounts that concealed while not misstating its current position. When Royal Mail went under, its shareholders were left empty-handed. In his Introduction to the volume, Collin Brooks, an expert in explaining the world of finance to laypersons, deftly limns the ins and outs of the Royal Mail case. Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, in the Introduction he has written exclusively for the Notable Trials Library, remarks on similarities to present-day corporate malfeasance in the United States. Both writers call attention to the potential for conflict when auditors, who are meant to be watchdogs for shareholders--that is, the public--are beholden to corporations for their fees. 3 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. Like New. book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 276 pages in good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with several black and white plates throughout, with a fold-out plate at the back of the book. The fold-out plate stands proud from the text block and is worn on the edge. Page edges are darkened and smudged. Head edges are marked and stained. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. Lightly scuffed on the lower board. 1ST EDITION. G/- -. Book.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Much sunned at the spine. Minor age-toning to the edges of the text block. Previous owners' name to the pastedown alongside RN War Libraries stamp; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Red boards with black titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (1 kg); pp (xlii) 276; In the Notable British Trials series; Includes: Black & white plates; Tables; Frontispiece; Appendices (3); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #205383 ||.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition of the Notable British Trials volume, printed in Great Britain by William Hodge & Company Ltd, Glasgow and Edinburgh, 1933. Preface; January, 1933. Covers the Royal Mail financial scandal, a significant early 20th-century legal case involving corporate fraud. A collectible and sought-after title for enthusiasts of true crime and British legal history. Condition: Good. Binding firm. Pages clean with light age toning and some light foxing to prelims and edges. Minor wear and bumping to extremities, with light marks to spine and boards. Internally complete. From a substantial private collection of Notable British Trials and criminology works.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Rubbed and sunned, chiopped and bumped edges and corners, split to foot of spine, gutters heavily cracked exposing netting, period inscrip. to ffep, pp clean and bright Size: 8vo.

Fine Facsimile Reprint. Fine copy in the original elaborately gilt-tooled leather, over gilt-tooled cloth-backed boards, with raised bands. All edges gilt. The classic Gryphon Editions design. An exceptional example; corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Still in the publisher's cardboard packaging. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages; Physical desc.: xliii, 276 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Kyslant, Owen Cosby Philipps, Baron, 1863-1937. Morland, Harold John. Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Trials (Fraud) - England - London. Notes: "This special edition of . has been privately printed for the members of the Notable Trials Library."; orginally printed: Edinburgh & London: William Hodge & co., 1933. Summary: THE ROYAL MAIL CASE gathers documents from England during the Great Depression to recount an offense that "struck deep at the roots of investment confidence and menaced the whole stability of commercial financial practice," as stated in the book's Introduction.The book presents the well-regarded chairman of a great corporation, Lord Kylsant, who went to prison for his part in the affair, and the accountant who issued statements that told far from the whole truth about the soundness of the enterprise, the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. To attract new investors, the company had issued a prospectus containing profit and loss accounts that concealed while not misstating its current position. When Royal Mail went under, its shareholders were left empty-handed. In his Introduction to the volume, Collin Brooks, an expert in explaining the world of finance to laypersons, deftly limns the ins and outs of the Royal Mail case. Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, in the Introduction he has written exclusively for the Notable Trials Library, remarks on similarities to present-day corporate malfeasance in the United States. Both writers call attention to the potential for conflict when auditors, who are meant to be watchdogs for shareholders--that is, the public--are beholden to corporations for their fees. 1 Kg.