Author: Philip Clarke
Title: The First House in the City: An Excursion Into the History of Child & Co to Mark Its 300th Year of Banking at the Same Address
Description: London, Perivan/Williams Lea Group , 1973. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this history of Clarke & Co. marking its 300th banking anniversary. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt decoration to the front board. A charming account of Child & Co. a formerly independent private bank and the third oldest bank in the world. Predating the Bank of England by thirty years, it can be traced back to a London goldsmith business in the late 17th century. This history of the bank, which celebrates its 300th year of banking at the same address, was written by Philip Clarke, a British businessman. Illustrated with twelve plates, four of which are in colour. Collated complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with very bright and clean pages. A minor mark to the contents page only. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .
Keywords: The First House in the City Child & Co. Banking History Child & Co. Not Stated
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Title: The First House in the City: An Excursion Into the History of Child & Co to Mark Its 300th Year of Banking at the Same Address
Description: London, Perivan/Williams Lea Group , 1973. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this history of Clarke & Co. marking its 300th banking anniversary. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt decoration to the front board. A charming account of Child & Co. a formerly independent private bank and the third oldest bank in the world. Predating the Bank of England by thirty years, it can be traced back to a London goldsmith business in the late 17th century. This history of the bank, which celebrates its 300th year of banking at the same address, was written by Philip Clarke, a British businessman. Illustrated with twelve plates, four of which are in colour. Collated complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with very bright and clean pages. A minor mark to the contents page only. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .
Keywords: The First House in the City Child & Co. Banking History Child & Co. Not Stated
Price: GBP 38.00 = appr. US$ 54.26 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 951Y44
- Book number: 951Y44
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