London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., (1939).. (1939).. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with the extremities slightly rubbed. The dust jacket is lightly soiled & chipped with its spine & extremities darkened & with a light crease to its front panel. viii & 93 pages plus colophon with an errata slip bound in. The contents are very good. Good. <p>First edition.<p>A History of the City of London guilds or livery companies. Included is a list of livery companies with precedence numbers, addresses of halls, and dates of principal charters.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29824
Title: THE CITY OF LONDON LIVERY COMPANIES
Author: Pontifex, Bryan
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., (1939).
Date Published: (1939).
Keywords: LONDON, ENGLAND; MANUFACTURERS; MERCHANTS; CRAFTS; TRADE; HISTORY OF GUILDS; THE CITY OF LONDON LIVERY COMPANIES; BRYAN PONTIFEX; GUILDSMEN; LIVERYMEN; TRADES TRAINING SCHOOL; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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