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London: Hambledon Continuum [ Bloomsbury ], 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large Octavo. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 2007. Hardback. Illustrated. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. In colour pictorial dust-jacket. Tight, bright and clean. No owner name or internal markings. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (x), 254 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Index. CONTENTS : Preface; 1. The Phoenix (setting the scene with the City's recovery after the Great Fire); 2. The Mercantile City; 3. The Royal Exchange; 4. The Hurry of Business; 5. The Profession; 6. Making It in the City; 7. The Merchant and Finance; 8. The Merchant Politician; 9. London Triumphant. SUMMARY : This book examines one of the most dynamic groups in early modern Britain, the overseas merchants of the City of London. Historians have increasingly recognized their key contribution to the nation's emergence as an imperial power and commercial society, but we still lack a clear…
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Emporium of the World The Merchants of London 1660-1800 Hardcover - 2007
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- Title Emporium of the World The Merchants of London 1660-1800
- Author Gauci, Perry.
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 256
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hambledon & London, London
- Date June 10, 2007
- ISBN 9781847250292
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- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Cultural Region: British
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Emporium of the World : The Merchants of London 1660-1800. By Perry Gauci. LONDON : 2007. HARDBACK in JACKET
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