The Guildhall of the City of London
by John James Baddeley
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1899 Both a guide to the Guildhall and summary of its historic past, together with a short history of the Mayoralty, and the Courts of Aldermen and Common Council. 206 pages illustrated with monochrome plates. Red cloth with bevelled edges, gilt decoration and blind embossed border. 2cm. crack to front hinge otherwise virtually no sign of wear. Presentation plate from the Corporation of the City of London to front paste down.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4301
- Title
- The Guildhall of the City of London
- Author
- John James Baddeley
- Format/Binding
- Publishers Decorated Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 220x150mm
- Keywords
- Corporation of London
Terms of Sale
Wadard Books PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Wadard Books PBFA
Biblio member since 2014
Farningham, Kent
About Wadard Books PBFA
The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...