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Sir Richard Whittington, lord mayor of London, by Walter Besant and James Rice.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1894 Besant
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Besant, Walter, Sir, 1836-1901.
Contributor:
Rice, James, 1843-1882.
British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Whittington, Richard, -1423.
Whittington, Richard.
London (England)--History.
London (England).
Genre:
Biographies.
Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1894.
Embossed bindings (Binding)
Physical Description:
222 p. 18 cm.
Place of Publication:
London, Chatto & Windus, 1894.
Contents:
The charters of London. Birth and boyhood. The city of London. The companies and trade of London. The prentice boy. The story of the cat. Public life. Private life and benefactions. Appendices. Mayors of London from 1394 to 1423
List of noble and great families descended from citizens of London
List of books belonging to John Carpenter
Legend of Sir Richard Whittington
Index.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Bound in tan cloth with linen grain with Whittington crest embossed and stamped in gold on front cover. Text on spine in gold.
Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
Athenaeum copy: Stamped on title page: "Received May 14 1894."
OCLC:
6216444

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