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| Shopify Unique ID: | 15378740969764 |
| SKU: | A4/2610/UXXX |
| Trademe Reference: | PR110 (16) |
| Category: |
Business / Industry |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
THE SUN INSURANCE OFFICE 1710-1960: The History of Two and a Half Centuries of British Insurance
by P.G.M. Dickson
foreword by C.G. Randolph
DESCRIPTION
Format: medium hardcover with dust jacket
Published: Oxford University Press 1960, 1st edition
Size (mm): 160 w x 245 h x 30 d
Pages: 324
SKU: A4/2610/UXXX
ABOUT
The definitive historical record of the world's oldest independent insurance office.
This meticulously researched volume offers an unparalleled look into early British financial history, documenting how the company survived economic crises, global wars, and the evolution of modern fire and marine underwriting.
Written by renowned historian P. G. M. Dickson, this landmark corporate biography commemorates 250 years of the Sun Insurance Office from its founding in Queen Anne's London in 1710 through to the mid-20th century.
Illustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images and plates.
Includes a separate newspaper clipping and directors compliments card.
CONDITION
Immaculate for age with only wear/marks on covers, end papers and page edges.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
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