Ephemera society (5 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 32 pages, vol. ; 30 cm. Subjects; Ethics and metaphysics. Civil disobedience. Ideology and crime. Periodicals. Journals research. Magazine. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Volume 1. (ephemera, collecting, periodicals) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Good. 4to. Soft Covers, 128 pp., Illustrations, Very Good+.

Zustand: Good. 23 Pieces of Ephemera, Letter-sized and smaller, mostly stapled. Very Good.

The year, venue, day, time and President's name have been entered by hand; some sl. marginal dusting, mounted on to later paper. 15 x 18.5cm. Edward Colston, 1636-1721, was born in Bristol and accumulated immense wealth as a merchant and slavetrader subsequently using it on an unprecedented scale to found schools and to build almshouses for the 'poor and infirm' of Bristol. Colston's 'example of Christian liberality' impressed his friends and colleagues so deeply that they formed the Colston Societies - the Grateful, Dolphin and Anchor Societies - to perpetuate his memory and to keep active his spirit of generosity and liberality. They all use the Dolphin emblem, said to have originated from a dolphin which lodges itself in the damaged hull of one of Colston's ships, thus saving it from sinking. The Anchor Society was formed in 1769 when it held a dinner at the Three Tuns, a tavern on the site of the present Corn Exchange in the centre of the medieval quarter of Bristol when 22 members were present. At this dinner the President, Gilbert Davies, took up a collection to benefit the poor and elderly in Bristol. Since then there is an unbroken record of Presidents' annual appointments and personal collections. Michael Castle's annual collection totalled £336.00, the second highest amount in the 18th century. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT at 20%.…