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On the History and Development of Gilds, and the Origin of Trade-Unions
Lujo Brentano
1870
Trubner & Co : London
9" by 5.5"
[4], v-vii, [1], ixxvi, [1], 2-135pp
SUMMARY
An appealing copy of the rare first edition of Lujo Brentano's history of guilds and trade unions, written by the prominent economist.
First Edition,Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work.
This work is an interesting look at guilds, and at the origins of trade-unions. The author looks into the origins of guilds, religious and social guilds, town-guilds, gild-merchants, craft-guilds, and the general history of guilds.
Written by Lujo Brentano, a German economist and social reformer. He was the professor of economics at universities of Breslau, Strasbourg, Vienna, Leipzig, and Munich.
With a label to the front board, 'Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women'.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. With a label to the front board. Light discolouration and marks to the boards and spine. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a couple of handling marks.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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