Guildhall Miscellany (10 results)

Printed wrappers, 4to, 129-172, [1] pp. An original issue of the magazine of the Guildhall Library, London, which includes among other material a 5 page article on items presented to the Library by the infamous forger Thomas James Wise, and a 3 page article suggesting Wise was implicated in the production of a forged Cruikshank pamphlet given by him to the Library. Pencil note on front wrapper, wrappers browned and chipped at edges with slight loss, tears to spine, contents Good.…

Printed wrappers, 4to, 129-172, [1] pp. An original issue of the magazine of the Guildhall Library, London, which includes among other material a 5 page article on items presented to the Library by the infamous forger Thomas James Wise, and a 3 page article suggesting Wise was implicated in the production of a forged Cruikshank pamphlet given by him to the Library. Top right corner of front wrapper missing a small piece, otherwise Good.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket.

SOFT COVERS. Condition: Good. No D/W. PAGES 319- 376. STAPLED BOOKLET. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. COVERS ARE A LITLE BROWNED ROUND EDGES. CREASE ON TOP CORNER OF FRONT COVER. CONTENTS INCLUDE:- A LIST OF PRINTED WORKS RELATING TO THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON;THE BARONESS' MARKET; COMMONWEALTH SUPPLY DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE TOWER.…

Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue wrappers, a little faded at the spine. Near fine. On various occasions between 1893 and 1932 he presented books to the Library. In the list which follows only twelve of the items were acquired by purchase; all the others were given by Wise. In addition to some of the forgeries and his privately printed books, his donations included a number of 18th century books and two of the 17th century.…

Paperback. Condition: nrVG. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Paperback. Condition: VG. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Pp. [ii]+22(last blank); demy 8vo; grey paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in black, stapled, a trifle creased, edges and backstrip lightly faded and browned; printed with the authority of the Library committee, Corporation of London, London, 1970. *'The association of Thomas James Wise with Guildhall Library was a long one lasting for nearly fifty years. At intervals during this period he presented books to the Library totalling in all some 131 works. Of these 32 were forgeries, counterfeits or piracies, the gift of which was not entirely disinterested, but he also gave more than 60 of his privately printed works and a number of 18th century items and two of the 17th century' [Introduction]. Following the handlist of the Wise books in the Guildhall library is an article by the library's Principal Cataloguer, Kathleen Garrett, The artist and the author (also reprinted from Guildhall Miscellany, but redated April 1969), being notes on a counterfeit edition of a Cruikshank pamphlet presented to the Library by T. J. Wise.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce trio of issues from 'The Guildhall Miscellany', a historical periodical from The Library Committee of the Corporation of London. A bright set comprising three issues from The Guildhall Miscellany, which records contributions or discoveries of literary or antiquarian interest based wholly, or in part, on material in the custody of the Library Committee of the Corporation of London.Very scarce to find multiple issues of this periodical together, and very scarce to find issues from these volumes.In the publisher's wraps.Includes Vol. III, No. 1 (October 1969), Vol. III, No. 3 (October 1970) and Vol. IV, No. 1 (October 1971).Offering a variety of articles such as 'The Administration of London's Court of Orphans' by Charles H. Carlton, 'City Officers III: The Town Clerk' by Betty R. Masters and 'Whigs and Radicals in Westminster. The Election of 1819' by William Thomas. In the original wraps. Externally, very smart, with sunning and a few creases to the extremities. A couple marks to the covers. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce selection of issues from 'The Guildhall Miscellany', a historical periodical from The Library Committee of the Corporation of London. A pleasing set comprising fourteen issues from The Guildhall Miscellany, which records contributions or discoveries of literary or antiquarian interest based wholly, or in part, on material in the custody of the Library Committee of the Corporation of London.Very scarce to find multiple volumes of this periodical together.Articles include 'Artisan Dynasties in London and Westminster in the Sixteenth Century' by David R. Ransome, 'The Baroness' Market: The History of a noble failure' by Walter M. Stern, 'The Financial Crisis of the Corporation of London and the Orphans' Act, 1694' by John R. Kellett, and 'The Ancestry of Sir Thomas More' by Margaret Hastings', among many others.In the original wraps.Includes the following issues:Vol. I, Number 4 (February 1955)Vol. I, Number 5 (July 1955)Vol. I, Number 6 (February 1956)Vol. I, Number 8 (July 1957)Vol. I, Number 10 (September 1959)Vol. II, Number 1 (September, 1960)Vol. II, Number 2 (July 1961)Vol. II, Number 3 (April 1962)Vol. II, Number 4 (October 1962)Vol. II, Number 5 (October 1963)Vol. II, Number 6 (October 1964)Vol. II, Number 7 (September 1965)Vol. II, Number 8 (September 1966)Vol. II, Number 9 (August 1967)Vol. II, Number 10 (October 1968) In the original wraps. Externally, smart, with slight sunning to several of the wraps. The odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with only the odd light spotting to the first and last pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…