The Cotton Trade Of Great Britain..
Bound in original green cloth, gilt. Rear hinges cracked, otherwise fine condition. Pencil inscription of George Gilbertson on half-title.
£250.00
Publisher
Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange.,
Place
London
Date
1886
Synopsis
Including a history of the liverpool cotton market and of the liverpool cotton brokers' association.
Item Description
8vo. 6 x 9 inches. x + [ii] + 355 pp. + [1]. Half-title.
Illustrations
5 tables at end, including 3 folding and numerous tables in text.
Notes
The first part provides a survey of the Lancashire cotton industry in the era of invention and of the cotton trade in general. The second part is a history of the Liverpool cotton market and the Cotton Brokers' Association, which includes Gleanings and reminiscences of the old cotton brokers. Many statistical sources, including the five tables at the end, are used to support the argument. An authoritative survey of the industry until the mid-1880s.
[Stock No. 21211]
Subjects
18th Century • 19th Century • Cotton • Industry • Industry / Industrial Processes