London
by Walter Besant
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Chatto and Windus , 1894. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Unnamed. An excellent new edition of this fascinating topographical work on London by Walter Besant, illustrated throughout. A new edition of this work by Walter Besant. A fascinating topographical work on London, detailing the rich antiquities of the city, showing the streets, photographs, buildings, with a particular focus on the citizens, at work, at play, their daily life. The original presentment of the history of the city of London in relation to its people from age to age. Illustrated in text throughout with one hundred and twenty five embellishments. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only slight shelfwear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. With a faint light foxing throughout. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and twenty five in text illustrations. Collated, complete. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 767A37
- Title
- London
- Author
- Walter Besant
- Illustrator
- Unnamed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- new editions illustrated topography london illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...