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Towards the end of the indoor Car Boot Sale at Truro Cattle Market the stall holders were packing away and one of the sellers picked up a large ledger saying ‘I am surprised no-one has bought this’ I asked “How much” she asked for 50p and was happy with the sale saying ‘If you had not bought it I would have put it in the dustbin’. Lou researched the book and advised libraries and assumed interested parties the book would be sold on eBay for 99pence as a starting price and we were delighted after 7 days the book was sold for £35.52 plus postage of £4.50 All the regular dealers missed this book and I gladly saved it from the bin but will Lou give me the cash for it? Not a chance my lovers not a chance I have been conned again. Geoff ANTIQUE LEATHER BOUND LEDGER. 1843 – 50. CORNWALL FALMOUTH INSURANCE RECORDS THIS AUCTION IS FOR A LEATHER BOUND HAND WRITTEN INSURANCE LEDGER FOR THE LIFE INSURANCE OFFICES OF IMPERIAL? INSURANCE. HAND WRITTEN PAGES OF NAMES PREMIUMS PAID AND TREATMENTS NEEDED. A FASCINATING RECORD OF THE MONIED PEOPLE OF FALMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS BETWEEN 1843 AND 1850. ITS AMAZING HOW MANY ARE STILL RECOGNISED ‘LOCAL’ NAMES TODAY. IT IS A LARGE HEAVY BOOK WHICH SEEMS TO BE 1/3rd TO 1/2 FILLED. IT IS BENT AND THE COVER IS STAINED BUT THE BINDING IS GOOD WITH ALL PAGES SECURE. SHOULD GO TO AN INTERESTED LOCAL HISTORIAN OR FAMILY. I WILL POST BUT BUYER MAY COLLECT