J. Towse Wrench (Clerk of the Company): Worshipful Company of Fishmongers of London. A Short Account Of Portraits, Pictures, Plate, Etc. Etc. In The Possession Of The Company
1906. Ld. William Clowes And Sons, Limited - 1907 Hard-backed, royal blue cloth with white lettering and motif to front. Teg, fore-edge uncut. 19cm x 25cm/Crown 4to. 74pp. inc. index. Printed on hand-made, Aldwich laid paper with deckle edges. After the title page are lists of Honorary Freemen and Prime Wardens of the Company; Company's Charters and Members of the Court. With 16 half-tone plates and descriptions of the paintings etc. including of eight paintings of fish with listings of all the fish in each picture and a table of Names/genus/Description/Season. Wear to edges and top/tail spine. No dust-jacket. Page edges brown. End-papers browned and there is an 'offset' of a book-plate on the front inside board onto the ffep. The plate is from the Library of George Charles Williamson, Burgh House, Hampstead.


Price: £30.00      Listing # ART2309