London tradesmen's cards of the XVIII century : an account of their origin and use
Details
Type of record: Book
Title: London tradesmen's cards of the XVIII century : an account of their origin and use
Other titles: London tradesmen's cards of the 18th century; Tradesmen's cards of the XVIII century
Classmark: Bedford Collection A302
Creator(s): Heal, Ambrose (1872-1959)
Additional creator(s): E. F. D. H (Contributor); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner); First Edition Club (London, England) (Sponsoring body); Curwen Press (Printer)
Publisher: [B.T. Batsford, Ltd.]; Printed in England at the Curwen Press
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1925
Language: English
Size and medium: 2 unnumbered pages, vi pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 110 pages, CI plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/723078
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019815029705181
Description
"Privately printed."
"This copy is one of 100 special copies bound in half vellum and printed for the members of the First Edition Club..."--Title page verso.
Leeds University Library copy at A302: No. 56 of an edition of 100 copies.
"The notes on heraldry and costume are the work of E.F.D.H...."--Page vi.
Includes index.
Features
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A302: Contains loose MS. note in John Bedford's hand with plate numbers for this item; loose clippings from auction catalogue of Bernard Shapero Rare Books (Feb and July 2005).
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A302: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: BB/29. Twentieth-century bookplate on front pastedown: DBI.
Access and usage
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