The Universal British directory of trade and commerce; Comprehending lists of the inhabitants of London, Westminster, and borough of Southwark; and of all the cities, towns, and principal villages, in England and Wales; with the mails, and other coaches, stage-waggons, hoys, packets, and trading vessels, to which is added, a genuine account of the drawbacks and duties chargeable at the custom-house on all goods and merchandize, imported, exported, or carried coastwise with a particular of the public offices of every denomination; His Majesty's court, and minister of state; the peers of the realm, and Parliament of Great-Britain, the court of lord-mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and common-council of London; together with an historical and particular detail of the trade, polity, and the nobleman, the gentleman, and man of business
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Type of record: Book
Title: The Universal British directory of trade and commerce; Comprehending lists of the inhabitants of London, Westminster, and borough of Southwark; and of all the cities, towns, and principal villages, in England and Wales; with the mails, and other coaches, stage-waggons, hoys, packets, and trading vessels, to which is added, a genuine account of the drawbacks and duties chargeable at the custom-house on all goods and merchandize, imported, exported, or carried coastwise with a particular of the public offices of every denomination; His Majesty's court, and minister of state; the peers of the realm, and Parliament of Great-Britain, the court of lord-mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and common-council of London; together with an historical and particular detail of the trade, polity, and the nobleman, the gentleman, and man of business
Classmark: Bedford Collection A667
Additional creator(s): Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner); Collick, Percy Henry (1897-1984) (Former owner); Barfoot, Peter (fl.1790-1799) (Publisher); Wilkes, John (fl.1762-1810) (Publisher/printer)
Publisher: Printed for the Patentees, and sold by C. Stalker, bookseller, Stationer's Court, Ludgate-street, and Messrs. Brideoake and Fell, agents
Publication city: London
Date(s): MDCCXC. [1790]
Language: English
Size and medium: cxx,773,[3]p.map
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/729272
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019874157305181
Description
The first volume to be published consisting of 14 parts issued separately in 1790 and 1791.
Compiled and published by John Wilkes of Milland House, Sussex and Peter Barfoot of Midlington Place, Droxford, Hampshire, see Dedication.
Bedford Collection copy A640 has only pages viii, 1-440 including addenda 345-347.
Indexed in: Norton, J.E. Guide to national and local directories,
Indexed in: ESTC
Features
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A667: loose excerpt from sale catalogue for this item, no. 464; loose photocopy of title page.
Bindings
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A667: contemporary tree calf, gold tooled on spine.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A667: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: TD/50. Purple inkstamp on front pastedown: Percy H Collick [i.e. Percy Henry Collick (1897-1984), trade unionists and MP for Birkenhead West and then Birkenhead (1945-1950, 1950-1964).
Access and usage
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