In Russian. Short description: A fifty-year sketch of the activities of the Auxiliary Society of Merchant Clerks in Moscow: 1863-1913. - Moscow: A.Z. Kiselev's Typography, 1913. - 315 p., [1] portrait, [2] tables: illustrations; 25.3x17.8 cm. On December 15, 1861, the first Society of Assistance for Merchant Clerks was established in Moscow. It was called the Auxiliary Society of Merchant Clerks in Moscow. On January 9, 1863, the Society's Charter was approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Its main tasks were educational activities, improving the economic situation and living conditions of workers, providing assistance in cases of unemployment, death, illness, and disability. Bound in half-leather with a stylized cover design reminiscent of the era, with gold embossing on the spine. Stamps from the no longer existing "Professional Union of employees in trade, industry, credit, and public institutions of Rostov, Nakhichevan-on-Don, and surrounding areas." Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000370