| - Book Title: The Sun Insurance Office 1710 -- 1960. The history of two and a half centuries of British insurers
- Author: PGM Dickson
- ISBN: MW008439111
- Publisher: Oxford University press
- Year Published: 1960
- Our Normal Price: £33.00 GBP ($0.00 USD)
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- Description: Oxford University Press, 1960 first edition: presentation copy from the chairman and directors: orange cloth hardcover with gilt on blue decoration to front, gilt on blue title panel and gilt decoration to spine: yellow dust jacket: approximately 6 by 9.5 inches tall: 324 pages: 14 full-page black and white plates: line drawing to text. Contents:-- Foreword by C G Randolph, Chairman of Sun Insurance Office. Preface. 14 Chapters entitled: -- Early insurances. Charles Povey and the Sun Fire Office. The organisation of the office in the 18th century. Fire -brigades and country agencies, 1710 -- 1810. The growth of business in the 18th century. The foundation of the Sun Life Assurance Society. The organisation of the office in the 19th century. The growth of home business in the 19th century. The rise of European business. The rise of business outside Europe. The investments of the office. The Managers and Shareholders of the Sun Fire Office, 1710 -- 1891. The 20th century. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index. Condition: dust jacket a little tired with repairs and rubbing to upper edge: hardcover and contents very clean and good.
- Condition: Collectable- Good
- Dustcover: Yes
- Binding: Hardback
- Type: Used Books
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