West Country Friendly Societies

University of Reading, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. Hard cover. Tall octavo. [ix] 173pp plus fold out map. Clean and unmarked. Very tight binding. Previous owner's name under front dust flap. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear.The story of the development and ultimate failure of some of the Friendly Societies whose experience influenced modern systems of insurance and medical care. It also provides a fully illustrated and annotated catalogue of their brasses.