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Benham, W. Hamilton

Trade and Trade Centers of History

1907

40.42 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1907
Place of printing
New York. Printed for Henry C. Swords at the De Vinne Press
Author
Benham, W. Hamilton
Edition
First edition, limited edition of 1,000 copies.
Keyword
Travel - General
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

large 8vo [27.5 x 18 cm]; 63 pp, frontis, plates including portraits from early sources, 3 maps showing routes in red, bibliog, index. original cloth-backed boards, slightly foxed on few leaves, near fine, inscription from author, 'To Mrs. Cassard, with the author's interest and the gratitude and strong affection of E. A. T., Sept. 20, 1907'. A picture of this book is available upon requ The author had catalogued the collection of prints of Henry Sword and based on that, developed these essays on commerce from early days to the end of the eighteenth century, to show 'the progress of trade and the underlying causes of the changes in commercial supremacy.'