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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. From the Temple Bible Series. Printed in red & black. Spine is rubbed with some tears. Page edges a triffle grubby but contents clean. Fair/good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Good Plus. No Jacket. London: Macmillan & Co Ltd., 1896. A detailed history of this missionary 368 pages with a few illustrations and two pullout maps, one in colour. Book is bright and clean, top edges of pages are gilt which is quite bright, outer covers are little rubbed on edges and two corners a little bumped. A pleasing sound copy of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Cloth Covered Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 19 x 13 Cms. Hardcover.

Frontis, 284pp incl illustrations plus six plates, some double-page. 29x24,gilt embossed publisher's cloth, leather corners and spine, top edge glt. Edges heavily rubbed with some loss of surface, front and bottom edges untrimmed, book plate (Sir Alfred James Newton) on ffep, binding cracked in a couple of places, fair to good copy thus. Gives a history of bridges in this area of London, followed by a detailed account of the new bridge and its background.Sir Alfred Newton had a distinguished career as a businessman, during which he was involved with the stock market flotation of Harrods, where he served as Chairman for many years. He became Lord Mayor of London in 1899, and was made a Lord the following year. He died in bizarre circumstances in 1921 when he was apparently accidentally poisoned by strychnine in a medicine made up at the pharmacy in Harrods.

Frontis, 284pp incl illustrations plus six plates, some double-page. Signatures of Frank Green, Chairman Bridge House Estates Committee 1884 and Francis Haydn Green, Chairman 1919 on front end paper. Gilt embossed publisher's cloth, leather corners and spine, 29x24. Spine edges and corners rubbed else good copy with nice bright contents. Top edge gilt. Gives a history of bridges in this area of London, followed by a detailed account of the new bridge and its background.