1973 The First House in the City: An Excursion into the History of Child & Co. to Mark its 300th Year of Banking at the Same Address

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with twelve plates, four of which are in colour. Collated complete. A history of Child & Co., a formerly independent private bank in the United Kingdom, considered the third-oldest bank in the world and the oldest bank in the UK, predating the Bank of England by thirty years. Written to mark its three hundredth year of banking at the same address. Written by Philip Clarke, a British businessman.