THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE : 1838-1958.
by CANTWELL, John D. (John Dennis), 1924-2015 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : HMSO, (1991). First edition. A full-scale history, by one of its most distinguished archivists, of the keeping of the "people's evidences", from the founding of the PRO in 1838 and the absorption of the State Paper Office in 1854, to becoming "the greatest store of material that has ever been gathered in one place". Royal 8vo (26cm). [2],(xii),(632)pp. Plates (two coloured). Portraits. Original cloth; just faintly bruised, but a very good copy in the dust-jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34129
- Title
- THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE : 1838-1958.
- Author
- CANTWELL, John D. (John Dennis), 1924-2015 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : HMSO, (1991).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bibliography, Library History
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