Author: Anon
Title: Kelly&Apos;S Handbook of Distinguished People
Description: London, Kelly's Directories Ltd. 1938 . Cloth. A remarkable catalogue of prominent figures of Great Britain in 1938, printed by Kelly's. An alphabetical catalogue.Kelly's Directory was a trade dictionary, listing businesses and tradespeople by town, as well as the addresses of gentry and landowners. Founded in the mid nineteenth century by Frederick Festus Kelly, it remains an important historical record for the inhabitants and trades of local areas. Complete with a bookmark advertising insurance.With the ownership inscription in pencil of A. V. Russell.Bound with thirty pages of publisher's advertisements to the front of the work. A fascinating insight into the important figures of Britain during the 1930s. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally a trifle worn, with wear to the tail of the spine and boards. Internally, binding is strained throughout, with both hinges strained and exposed but firm. Pages have the occasional mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Kelly's Directory Biography Distinguished People Directory Biography 1938 None


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