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A Catalogue of Rare English Books on Banking, Economics & Trade in the Library of Amex Bank Limited. Catalogued by John Drury (Rare Books) Ltd., Colchester
by [Amex Bank] ; Edmunds, D
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- A Presentation Copy, inscribed by the compiler on the verso of the title-page to the bookseller John Lawson and signed David Ed
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About This Item
Amex Bank, London, first edition, 1982. Edition of 500 copies. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo,. 192 pp, numerous plates. 502 entries. An interesting and difficult-to-find catalogue with bibliographic descriptions of 502 items, all of which are annotated, often extensively. Arranged alphabetically by author. A Presentation Copy, inscribed by the compiler on the verso of the title-page to the bookseller John Lawson and signed David Edmunds. Very Good.
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- Wykeham Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-48986
- Title
- A Catalogue of Rare English Books on Banking, Economics & Trade in the Library of Amex Bank Limited. Catalogued by John Drury (Rare Books) Ltd., Colchester
- Author
- [Amex Bank] ; Edmunds, D
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - A Presentation Copy, inscribed by the compiler on the verso of the title-page to the bookseller John Lawson and signed David Ed
- Edition
- Edition of 500 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Amex Bank, London, first edition, 1982
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 192 pp, numerous plates
- Keywords
- Banks and banking Trade Economics Finance monetary system Catalogs Catalogues
- Bookseller catalogs
- Economics & Finance (Bibliographies);
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Wykeham Books
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About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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