Whiteley's Folly: The Life and Death of a Salesman

by Linda Stratmann (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $4.30

  Whiteleys was the Harrods of the 19th century. Its clients included English and overseas royalty and it offered - and delivered - Everything from a pin to an Elephant . Created by William Whiteley, a draper's assistant from Yorkshire, who come to London with just a few pounds in his pocket, it was a remarkable achievement by a remarkable man.