The History of Banking, William John Lawson, 1855

The History of Banking; With a Comprehensive Account of the Origin, Rise and Progress, of the Banks of England, Ireland, and Scotland. By William John Lawson.

Published by Richard Bentley, London. 1855. Second Edition, with Additions (Following the first edition of 1850).

A very good hardback with brown leather spine and corners. Raised bands and morocco title label. Feathered marble paper over boards. With shelfwear, bumping and scuffing, and boards are worn at edges. Previous owner's bookplate (James Macdonald) to first pastedown and same signature to title. Small bookseller's sticker to first pastedown. Soundly bound.

Spotting to blank endpapers and to title page. Text pages otherwise in near fine condition - bright and clean throughout with just occasional marginal spotting or thumb mark. Dust toned top edge.

Text in English.

xii + 1pp Errata + 524pp.

Dimensions: approx 222mm high x 147mm wide x 36mm deep.

Weight: approximately 858g (unpacked).