Four pieces of printed ephemera relating to the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, including two prose descriptions of the design of the ticket.

Item One: Handbill headed, beneath the City of London shield, 'Description of the Design for the Ticket of Admission to the Banquet at Guildhall, on Tuesday, 9th November, 1875.' Printed in purple on one side of a piece of lilac paper, roughly 20.5 x 13 cm. Text clear and complete, on creased and aged paper, with 1cm closed tear to one corner. At foot of page: 'BLADES, EAST & BLADES, | 11, ABCHURCH LANE, CITY. | Established 1832.' The description runs to thirteen lines. Item Two: Handbill headed, beneath City of London coat of arms, 'Description of the Banquet Ticket for the 9th November, 1877.' Printed in purple on a piece of white paper roughly 20.5 x 13 cm. Text clear and complete on aged and creased paper. Description runs to seventeen lines. At foot: 'Blades, East & Blades, | (Established 1821,) [sic] | 11, Abchurch Lane, | City.' Item Three: Notice, on one side of a piece of watermarked laid paper, roughly 12.5 x 20 cm. On aged paper. Reads: 'This INVITATION TICKET is a fac-simile of a DESIGN BY BARTOLOZZI, specially prepared and executed for the LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET 100 YEARS SINCE (1789). Reproduced by The Hansard Publishing Union (Limited), London, W.C.' Item Four: Handbill notice, printed in red on one side of a piece of watermarked laid paper roughly 11.5 x 19 cm. Good. Reads: 'The favour of your Reply is particluarly requested not later than the 14th Sesptember. | In case of acceptance a card of admission will be forwarded.'