FUNDS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY
A plan for raising Two Hundred and Eighty-two thousand pounds, For the purpose of Discharging the Debt remaining due to the Artificers of london Bridge...
Londonm.
Printed by H. Woodfall...For J. Rivington et al., 1767.
First edition.
Quarto.
[2], 32pp. Modern gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A clean and crisp copy.
A rare survival of the sole edition of a plan presented to common council by solicitor and politician John Paterson (1705-1789) for raising £282,000 for public improvements in the capital.
Paterson's obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine (1789, pp.1154-5) noted that, as a result of his financial acumen, to him, 'among a variety of other conveniences, the public are indebted for Blackfriars bridge, the widening of old streets, and the introduction of new ones, and many regulations tending to preserve the safety of passengers, to secure the quiet, and promote the trade and commerce, of the City of London'.
ESTC records copies at just five locations (BL, Columbia, Guildhall, Harvard, and Yale).
Paterson's obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine (1789, pp.1154-5) noted that, as a result of his financial acumen, to him, 'among a variety of other conveniences, the public are indebted for Blackfriars bridge, the widening of old streets, and the introduction of new ones, and many regulations tending to preserve the safety of passengers, to secure the quiet, and promote the trade and commerce, of the City of London'.
ESTC records copies at just five locations (BL, Columbia, Guildhall, Harvard, and Yale).
ESTC T117919.
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref: 32721
