London South of the Thames
by Sir Walter Besant
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". Not Stated. A smart copy of this detailed survey of the South of London, with illustrations and folding maps. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen plates, two double-paged maps, one folding map to the rear, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive survey of London South of the River Thames, with chapters on the historic South of London, Bermondsey, Kennington, Battersea, Brixton, Peckham, Clapham, Greenwich, and more. As well as commentary over the River Thames itself and the River Effra. Written by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and historian. Also includes an inserted colour plate of Old London Bridge and Westminster Hall and Victoria Tower printed by Methuen & Co. In the original burgundy cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. A 3" closed tear to the folding map to the rear. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 893T42
- Title
- London South of the Thames
- Author
- Sir Walter Besant
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam & Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- London South River Thames Besant South
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
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