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Scarce original catalogue. 4.25" x 7.25" x 0.5". pp.xxviii/pp.280/[8pp. - Adverts]. Blue green printed paper covers, lightly soiled. Spine sunned with small splits at top & tail. Adverts to inside covers. Rusted staples. The first 28 pages consist of black & white pictures of all of the shops in the 'Walker' empire. The remaining catalogue consists of more adverts, a list of all goods sold, and actual 1910 prices, well illustrated with black & white line drawings. G+ . "Walker's store was located at Old Market Place, Sudbury. The George Inn which had to be demolished to make way for Walkers Stores in 1908 ( later the Edinburgh Wool Shop). The architect was F. P. Trepess from Warwick and he designed it in 1908 for Walker and Company, a national chain of grocery and general stores. The soaring gable with leaded light windows is a major feature but dominating everything is the extraordinary bank of small paned windows set in iron frames (the latter feature quite innovative for its time.) " - See The Sudbury Society.…