{"product_id":"thomas-and-thornley-the-great-chronicle-of-london-1938-limited-no-107-500-provenance-captain-edward-calcott-pryce-c-b-e","title":"Thomas and Thornley - The Great Chronicle of London - 1938 (Limited, No. 107\/500) (Provenance: Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E.)","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"258\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"290\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Great Chronicle of London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"306\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"321\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003eA.H. Thomas and I.D. Thornley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"359\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"366\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1938\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"322\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"322\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"345\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGeorge W. Jones at the Sign of the Dolphin, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003eLimited edition, no. 107 of 500 copies. One of the most important documentary sources for the history of medieval and early Tudor London. Drawing from a manuscript chronicle that spans 1189 to 1512, it records fires, coronations, civic feasts, and political unrest with striking immediacy. Contemporary critics hailed it as “a vivid and curious picture of London,” preserving the pulse of everyday life alongside the city’s great historical moments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003eThis edition was bound by the renowned London firm Zaehnsdorf, whose turn-in stamp appears on the binding - a mark synonymous with the highest standards of British bookbinding in the early twentieth century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003eThis work bears the bookplate of Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. (1884–1972), solicitor, Liberal politician, and City of London councillor. Gifted to him in 1938, only months before his departure to serve in the Second World War. Pryce - awarded the O.B.E. in 1940 and the C.B.E. in 1957 - served in both world wars and later held office as Sheriff of London and Montgomeryshire. His ownership ties the Chronicle’s long narrative of London’s resilience to one of its twentieth-century custodians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003elxxvi, 502\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"765\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"765\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"147\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 2, 2);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMinor crease on page 251; roughly cut pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spillmanns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52072534901074,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/5478\/5618\/files\/The_Great_Chronicle_of_London_Limited_Edition_1938_Zaehnsdorf_Binding.png?v=1762365979","url":"https:\/\/spillmanns.com\/products\/thomas-and-thornley-the-great-chronicle-of-london-1938-limited-no-107-500-provenance-captain-edward-calcott-pryce-c-b-e","provider":"Spillmanns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}