Author’s abstract: “For a period of some 40 years from 1695 onwards, Edward Hatton was a dominant author in the burgeoning world of commercial arithmetic publishing in London. Hatton was a prolific as well as successful author, selling some 40,000 copies across a dozen titles, some of which went through many editions. In this paper, we offer a survey of his works with emphasis on those that were key to his commercial success.”
Reviewer’s remarks: In the introduction, the motivation of this historical overview, the role of Edward Hatton in commercial arithmetic publishing in London, as well as increasing trade and a growing mercantile class in England at the dawn of the eighteenth century, are briefly described.
This paper contains the following items:

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“Edward Hatton and his publishers”. Here are also noted peculiarities in the activity of the first insurance companies in London.

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“A textbook: the Merchant’s Magazine”. The main attention is given to the first publication of Hatton, as well as to his positioning and work in the marketplace.

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“Ready reckoners: Comes commercii”. It is noted that this publication was probably most successful Hatton’s work (in terms of sales).

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“Ready reckoners: Index to interest”.

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“Posters”.

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“Other works”.

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“Appendix: A summary Hatton bibliography”.

The main overview is focused on the mathematical content in Hatton’s works such that “Hatton had become a brand in commercial mathematical publishing and his name went on being used for the rest of the century”.
For the entire collection see [Zbl 1495.01006].