At Spes Non Fracta Hope and Co. 1770-1815 - Merchant Bankers and Diplomats At Work - Marten G. Buist

Hardcover published 1974 by Bank Mees & Hope NV, no jacket. The boards are square and solid, with some light marks, and bumps to the edges. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked, apart from a stamp of the South African embassy, Paris, and a pen notation under it. Accompanying the book is a letter summarising the book, on Bank Mees & Hope NV letterhead, and another complimentary gift note.