William Duesbury's London Account Book, 1751-1753
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- Author(s) MacAlister, Mrs Donald, with Donald A MacAlister
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1931
- Pages 86pp; illus
- Publisher Herbert Jenkins
- Place Published London
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- City London
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- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Has a foreword by R L Hobson, British Museum, and an introduction by Mrs Donald MacAlister. Transcription by Donald A MacAlister. Publication restricted to 300 copies. Facsimile and transcription are on facing pages. The account book of William Duesbury, 1725-86, covering the years Jan 1751 to May 1753 in London, when he decorated china and had a workshop for repairing a wide range of objects. Shows income received per job undertaken and indicates his connection with the Bow Factory