THE TUNNEL THROUGH TIME: A New Route for an Old London Journey.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] Owner's handwritten black ink initials+date to top,fore-edge corner of front free endpaper.- but for this,the book/item would have been graded NMINT/MINT.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,London-related multiple monochrome historical facsimile illustration reproductions montaged illustrations superimposed over a four coloured [blue+white,brown blue and green] roundel on front panel of dw/dj; with author's capitalised dark blue-lettered name,capitalised,white-lettered part-title and other white-lettered sub-title.A brown spine/backstrip with capitalised,pale blue-lettered author name,part-title and white-lettered subtitle and publisher's white colour illustrated colophon to foot of same; rear panel of dw/dj with similarly coloured roundel with different montaged,London-related monochrome historical facsimile views illustration reproductions,with a critic's white-lettered review on coloured roundel.Virtually no shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present nor any scoring/indents.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish,ageing or toning and no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate [owner name excepted] plain brick red endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+ dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,2nd imp,2-306pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,13 chapters interspersed with b/w facsimile historical illustration reproductions, contemporary b/w photographs and b/w modern maps,Notes,a Selected Bibliography, Acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,epigrams (4),separate Contents+ Maps lists/tables,2 double-page b/w maps - London c.1550 and London nowadays (then 2016) with Crossrail route. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of any other detracting faults notwithstanding owner initials+date. The doyenne of London history travels over and under our great capital to reveal the layers of human existence underlying the Crossrail route as the new line through the heart of london takes shape. Crossrail,the 'Elizabeth' line,with its spacious,light-filled stations,is simply the latest way of traversing a very old east-west route through what was once countryside to the old city core and out again.Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street,Farrington,Tottenham Court Road (alias St Giles-in-the-Fields) and the route along Oxford Street (alias the Way to Oxford and also Tyburn) this richly descriptive book traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space.The route of the new railway stretches from Reading,Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The work took place during 2013. Boring of the railway tunnels was officially completed at Farringdon on 4 June 2015 in the presence of the Prime Minister and the Mayor of London. Installation of the track was completed in September 2017. Archaeology disinters layers of actual matter; one may also disinter the lives that walked where many of our streets,however altered in appearance,still run today. These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors and slums that now belong to our squares and tube stations.They endured the cycle of the seasons as we do; they ate,drank,laughed,worked,prayed, despaired and hoped in what are essentially the same spaces we occupy today.As 'The Tunnel Through Time' expertly shows,destruction and renewal are a constant rhythm in the city's story. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **