JOHN ATTWOOD - Dick Whittington. Fact and Fable

London England, Regency Press, 1988. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall Duodecimo 0721207391 Hadrback Hardback. First Edition. Dick Whittington. Fact and Fable. Tiny nip to top edge of back D/J. Foreword by The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor Sir Greville Spratt. Dick Whittingon achieved a unique double in that he not only won fame by his own efforts but also had fame thrust upon him. In acquiring fame, and fortune, he epitomised the best in the City of London in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. God, King, City govenrment and the welfare of the people of London, rich and poor alike, were all diven his due regard. The belief that cates, when loved and cared for, would bring wealth to their owners was the basis of stories in many lands and religions long before Dick Whittingon's time. So the people of England could have made no better choice than to have him as the hero of their version of the fable. The author has tried to make this remarkable man come alive to the reader. For those, who are presently enjoying the fruits of Dick Whitting's industry five hundred and sixty-five years after his death, such visionary thoughts will come a little easier. Illustrated. 95 pp.