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1921 Cripplegate: One of the Twenty-Six Wards of the City of London
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Description
Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Letter
The first edition of this work, with a signed letter from the author, and a presentation bookplate to a front blank awarding the work to Sir Henry J Foster from the author.
Tipped in letter to front free endpaper, dated April 1922, stating 'My Dear Henry Foster, with this you will find the book that I promised to send you [...] with kind regards from John Baddeley'.
This work explores the history of the Ward of Cripplegate, considered one of the most important boundaries within London.
A detailed ward history that traces the development of Cripplegate from its origins as part of Roman and medieval London to its role in the civic and commercial life of the city.
With a frontispiece and vignettes throughout.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fading to back strip, with light edgewear to back strip head and tail. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Tipped in signed letter to front free endpaper, with presentation bookplate to following leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.
Very Good
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