LONDON'S LIVERY COMPANIES the Soul of the City: Their Storied Past, Their Living Present
by Blackham, Colonel Robert J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (-)/Acceptable
- Seller
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1932. (UK)Edition not stated, no date, possibly 1932; date uncertain. No markings, the page edges and some page margins are foxed, book is square and tight, Good (-) only in Acceptable dust jacket with edge faults and chipping to gold foil paper (DJ is in mylar sleeve. Blue cloth with black spine titles, 358pp, index, frontis portrait of Lord Wakefield of Hythe (who wrote the foreword), and 63 B&W plates.(the fold-out plate is in perfect order). This book deals with the history of the "livery" companies in London and include chapters on the Clothworkers, Drapers, Dyers, Mercers, Taylors, Fishmongers, Grocers, Salters, Feltmakers, Haberdashers, Skinners, Goldsmiths, Fletchers, etc. (2.0 JM 0419 A livery company is a type of guild or professional association that originated in medieval times in London, England. Livery companies comprise London's ancient and modern trade associations and guilds, almost all of which are styled the "Worshipful Company of" their respective craft, trade or profession.There are 111 livery companies in total. The term livery originated in the designed form of dress worn by retainers of a nobleman and then by extension to special dress to denote status of belonging to a trade. (2.0 JM HOQ 103/3. Hardcover. Good (-)/Acceptable. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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- Bookseller
- JWMah
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07551
- Title
- LONDON'S LIVERY COMPANIES the Soul of the City: Their Storied Past, Their Living Present
- Author
- Blackham, Colonel Robert J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Publisher
- Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Livery Companies History of trades and Suppliers British Life and Commerce
- Bookseller catalogs
- Britain, the British, British Life;
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