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London: Kaye & Ward Ltd, 1970.. a definitive history of the Worshipfull Company of Tallow Chandlers, a craft-guild or 'mystery' which took root in the thirteenth century ...This first volume covers the early period of guild-formation down to the year 1312, when 'the good men of the Commonalty of every mystery cause came to Guildhall to air their grievances'. It has a chapter on candle-making and...is prousely illustrated throughout." Pp.96, portrait colour frontispiece + many black & white illustrations throughout, maps to endpapers. Paperback with dustwrapper which has minor wear to top edge. VG.
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Tallow Chandlers of London: Mystery in the Making v. 1 Hardcover - 1970
by Monier-Williams, Randall
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- Title Tallow Chandlers of London: Mystery in the Making v. 1
- Author Monier-Williams, Randall
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, London
- Date 1970
- ISBN 9780718208639
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THE TALLOW CHANDLERS OF LONDON: VOL. I - THE MYSTERY IN THE MAKING.
by RANDALL MONIER-WILLIAMS
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LONDON: KAYE AND WARD, 1970 Blue Buckram Cloth Boards with silver blocked titles to spine and crest to upper board, 250 x 155 mm approx,Top edge stained blue, Maps to end papers, 96 pp.Colour frontis + 4 other b/w plates as called for. Many other b/w illustrations in text. First Edition 1970. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling to boards, small snowpake patch to top corner of half title.Slight musty smell from long term storage- not offensive but worthy of mention. Dust Jacket Negligible shelf rubbing or soiling, non price clipped - cover £3. no other notable defects to book or jacket).
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Tallow Chandlers of London: Mystery in the Making & The Crown, the City and the Crafts, 2 Volumes
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Kaye & Ward 1970 & 1972, 1970 8vo, Hardbacks with Unclipped Dust Jackets, 2 Volume Set, Illustrations, Some Light Edge Wear to Dust Jackets, Small Tear to Rear of Jacket to Volume II. Overall A Very Good Set in Likewise Dust Jackets. Extra Postage Costs may apply to Overseas Orders.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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The Tallow Chandlers of London
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Kaye & Ward. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Volume 1. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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The Tallow Chandlers of London , Four volume set
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London: Kaye & Ward, 1970 The books are bright and firm, evidently seldom read, the dj's (clipped) are reasonably bright with slight yellowing towards the margins
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The Tallow Chandlers of London: Vol. 1: The mystery in the making / by Randall Monier-Williams
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London : Kaye & Ward , 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth library copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of Roy & Nina Merley with the owner's bookplate and library marks. Physical description; 96 p., 5 plates ; ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers. Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, London Studies. Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, London. Candels. Guilds. London (England) Livery companies Tallow Chandlers. London (England) Gilds Tallow Chandlers. Genre; Illustrated.
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The Tallow Chandlers of London: The Mystery in the Making[V.1]; The Crown, the City and the Crafts[V.2]; The Guild Catholic[V.3]; Ebb and Flow[V.4]
by Monier-Williams, Randall
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London: Kaye & Ward Ltd., 1970. Undetermined. fine. 1st Edition. 96,144,160,364pp. 4 vols. Quarto. Original publisher's cloth; spine titles in silver with crest in same to front boards. Illustrated dust jacket, unclipped; minor shelfwear to crown and foot on all vols. Corners slightly chipped. Illustrated frontispiece in all vols., with B/W plates from reproductions and illustrations in text. All volumes tight and clean; jackets and plates bright. fine History of the guild of Tallow Chandlers from it's beginnings in the 13th century. The power of the craft guilds in Europe continued through most of the 14th and 15th centuries; the Chandler's Guild in particular maintained an exclusive contract on city lighting through to the 18th century. The author served as Clerk to company beginning in 1928 and was the fourth generation of his family to do so. 1970
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