PRESENTATION COPY
The york buildings company: a chapter in scotch history read before the institutes of bankers and chartered accountants, glasgow 19th february 1883.
Glasgow.
James Maclehose & Sons, 1883.
First edition.
8vo.
131pp, [1]. Contemporary red morocco-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of J. Guthrie Smith to FEP. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'J. Guthrie Smith Esq. / from / the author / 29/8/83'.
The sole edition of a paper delivered by lawyer and antiquary David Murray (1842-1928) delivered before the Glasgow Institute of Bankers and Chartered accountants, surveying the activities of the York Buildings Company in Scotland.
The company was founded in 1675 to establish a water works at the York Buildings in London. In 1719, the operation diversified into real estate, acquiring a plethora of estates in Scotland fortified following the Jacobite Rising of 1715. The company proved profitable for a time, however, poor investments coupled with the collapse of the South Sea Bubble, resulted in near bankruptcy. The company was ultimately liquidated and its estates sold over the course of the next century.
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The company was founded in 1675 to establish a water works at the York Buildings in London. In 1719, the operation diversified into real estate, acquiring a plethora of estates in Scotland fortified following the Jacobite Rising of 1715. The company proved profitable for a time, however, poor investments coupled with the collapse of the South Sea Bubble, resulted in near bankruptcy. The company was ultimately liquidated and its estates sold over the course of the next century.
