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The Livery Companies Of the City of London: Their Origin, Character, Development, and Social and Political Importance
by W. [William] Carew Hazlitt
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York/London: Benjamin Blom, 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine. Boards in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Slight mustiness and a little faint dust staining to top edge of text block, else fine. Clean and unmarked. Illustrated with more than 260 figures. xiv, 692 p. A reprint of the first edition of 1892. A study of the trade associations and guilds of London by William Carew Hazlitt (1834-1913), an accomplished English lawyer, bibliographer, editor and writer. He was educated in the school of one of the city's livery companies, the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015161
- Title
- The Livery Companies Of the City of London: Their Origin, Character, Development, and Social and Political Importance
- Author
- W. [William] Carew Hazlitt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Benjamin Blom
- Place of Publication
- New York/London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- London, England, history, trade associations, guilds, livery company, Worshipful
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