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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and loss to top and bottom of startling red and black jacket and spine, corners rubbed and bruised with small loss, folds slightly rubbed, spine slightly faded, price clipped, no inscriptions, some slight browning to page block, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 236pp, illustrated. Produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Co-operative Permanent Building Society, by Dr. Albert Mansbridge. Born the son of a carpenter, Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952), was a teacher who was one of the pioneers of adult education in Britain. He is best known for his part in co founding the Workers' Educational Association in England in 1903, serving as its first secretary until 1915. The Co-operative Permanent Building Society was a mutual building society, providing mortgages and savings accounts to its members. Its head office was located at New Oxford House in London. In 1970, it was renamed the Nationwide Building Society. Jacket by I. M. (illustratore).…