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PONTIFEX , BRYAN THE CITY OF LONDON LIVERY COMPANIES
LONDON METHUEN 1939 1st Edition Hard Copy VG VG Inscribed and Signed By Author
SIGNED copy , Hard Copy , Dust Jacket , VG/VG , 1st edition , Green paper covered boards with cloth quarterbinding,viii+ 93pp. In three parts the book deals firstly with the origin, history and ancient powers of the Guilds- their connection with the Government of the City- their hall, their plate, their funds- the Colonization of Ulster, the Merchant Adventurers, the origin of British Banking etc. Part II deals with the City and Guilds of London Institute, the Trades Training School and Part III gives a list of all the Livery Companies with their precedence, addresses, dates of Halls and dates of their Charters. A Book which every Liveryman and Library should have. The book is inscribed in ink on the f.f.e.p. to Mr & Mrs .... with the compliments of the author, signed and dated, Liveryman retired from the Court of the Wr com of A & B (Armourers and Brasiers) The auther has also made errata notes in ink to the half title page. VG/VG (book- a little colour fade to bottom edge of boards. Dust Jacket- Wear to extremities including some loss - max- 4x15mm around tail of spine, some soiling including staining from a liquid spilage to front panel, non price cliped. Now in a proprietary protective wrapper). An interesting work on the Livery Companies with the added attribute of being signed by the author.
Price:
25.00 GBP
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