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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10562161639716 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1446 (5) |
| Category: |
Business Maritime & Shipping |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
LLOYD'S: A Historical Sketch
by Ralph Straus
DESCRIPTION
Format: small hardcover with dust jacket
Published: Hutchinson & Co 1937
Size (mm): 140 w x 225 h x 20 d
Pages: 280
SKU: A5/2605/0275/U236
ABOUT
A narrative of Lloyd's evolution from Edward Lloyd's 17th century coffee house into the world's leading marine insurance market.
Straus traces how a gathering place for merchants, shipowners, and underwriters evolved into a formalised institution, shaped by maritime expansion, wartime risk, and the growing complexity of global trade.
Includes fine line illustrations on title page.
CONDITION
Excellent with light wear/marks on dust jacket, faint marks/foxing on end papers and page edges, no stamps or inscriptions, pages otherwise clean. Images depict all need to know detail.
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