New York: Harper. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Original plum cloth, spine and boards faded, gilt titles, edges lightly rubbed, Peabody library bookplate, a lovely, clean and tight copy. A history of the most famous merchant families of England. ; 12mo; 295pp. pages .

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Bookseller: Luis Porretta Fine Arts (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4707
Title: FAMOUS LONDON MERCHANTS A BOOK FOR BOYS
Author: Bourne, H. R. Fox
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1869
Keywords: Historyy, England, Merchants, Childrens, Commerce
Bookseller catalogs: History;

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