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K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
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LONDON MERCHANTS [LEE (SAMUEL)] A Collection of the Names of the Merchants Living in and About The City of London; Very Useful and Necessary, FIRST EDITION, Sam. Lee, 1677
4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
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LONDON MERCHANTS
[LEE (SAMUEL)] A Collection of the Names of the Merchants Living in and About The City of London; Very Useful and Necessary, FIRST EDITION, licence leaf before title, red morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, g.e. [ESTC R19915], 16mo, Sam. Lee, 1677
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THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE FIRST CITY DIRECTORY OF LONDON. RARE, with no copy recorded on Rare Book Hub since 1933. Addressed to the "merchants and traders of the City of London" the author acknowledges that his pioneering publication may "seem to several persons a ridiculous and preposterous attempt... [whilst hoping] that it not be rejected by you" (Preface). That Lee did not publish the "ensuing edition" he anticipated in the preliminary matter to this edition suggests that the directory was not a success.





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