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The Stationers’ Company: A History, 1403-1959

Author(s):

Blagden, Cyprian

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Yes

Dust Jacket Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

1st Edition

Impression:

1st Impression

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

George Allen & Unwin

Publication Year:

1960

Publication Place:

London, UK

ISBN:

–

Book ID:

045252

Catalogue(s):

Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History ◇ History – Family and Institutional History, Genealogy

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First edition, first impression. [iv], 320pp, with monochrome plate frontispiece. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth a little rubbed on corners and spine ends. There’s a mild indentation running the height of the first few leaves else neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original glassine protective sleeve.

A history of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, one of the livery companies of the City of London. Founded in 1403, the company held a monopoly over the publishing industry in England for centuries.

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