Glasgow Banking (1 results)
Published by James Lumsden and Son, 1838
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United KingdomBlackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA
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Add to basketa trifle browned, and a few minor blemishes, pp. 70, [2, blanl], 8vo, original moiré green cloth, lettered in gilt on the upper cover with the arms of Glasgow at the centre, gilt edges, lower cover a little stained, a trifle faded. The foundation document of one of 3 Scottish banks that still issue their own banknotes (though th…e Clydesdale is no longer an independent entity). James Lumsden, the printer, was the driving force behind the foundation: he was later Lord Provost of Glagow. COPAC records but 4 copies, Glasgow, NLS, Senate House, Sheffield: no more in WorldCat. (Goldsmiths 30434).
