From the South Sea House Being Thomas Rumney's Letter Book 1796 - 1798
by Rumney, A W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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York , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Smith Elder & Co, 1914. 342pp. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title, with a light bump to one corner. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. The letters of Thomas Rumney of Mellfell in Cumberland, who was born in 1764, from the counting house in London on business matters and to his family and friends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hessay Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16301
- Title
- From the South Sea House Being Thomas Rumney's Letter Book 1796 - 1798
- Author
- Rumney, A W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smith Elder & Co
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- History, Letters. Mellfell, Cumberland, Georgian Business, Honourable Artillery Company
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