Lot 91
Birmingham.- Wrightson (R., publisher) Wrightson's New Triennial Directory of Birmingham, folding engraved map, 40 engraved trade cards, Birmingham, R.Wrightson, 1818.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Birmingham.- Wrightson (R., publisher) Wrightson's New Triennial Directory of Birmingham, folding engraved map, numerous tradesmen's advertisements, some letterpress but including 40 engraved trade cards, a few folding, one printed in green, loose, small paper flaw hole to upper margin of U4, old cloth-backed boards, rubbed, stain to upper cover, 8vo, Birmingham, R.Wrightson, 1818.
⁂ The trade cards and tradesmen's advertisements are mostly for metalwork (lamps, ironware, gates, wire objects, steel mills, tools etc.) but also include glass, insurance, whips, blinds and even pigeons.
Description
Birmingham.- Wrightson (R., publisher) Wrightson's New Triennial Directory of Birmingham, folding engraved map, numerous tradesmen's advertisements, some letterpress but including 40 engraved trade cards, a few folding, one printed in green, loose, small paper flaw hole to upper margin of U4, old cloth-backed boards, rubbed, stain to upper cover, 8vo, Birmingham, R.Wrightson, 1818.
⁂ The trade cards and tradesmen's advertisements are mostly for metalwork (lamps, ironware, gates, wire objects, steel mills, tools etc.) but also include glass, insurance, whips, blinds and even pigeons.
