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New York: Frederick A. Stokes,, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First US Edition. green cloth,gilt spine, t.e.g., pp., xii, 332, illustrated, frontis. (etching by Francis S. Walker), 119 illustrations, wear at spine ends, covers, spine spotted, two line ink inscription on front free endpaper, corners lightly worn, sound, tight Size: 8 Vo.,.

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NY. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Frederick A. Stokes Co. Green cloth with black & gilt decorative front board and spine. Gilt titles, top edge gilt. Good, toning to spine, rubbing to boards, hinges cracked, gift inscription (in pencil). Frontispiece etching with tissue guard by Francis S Walker and 119 illustrations thru out. 332 pages with index. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall .

London: Chatto & Windus, 1898-1901. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Francis S. Walker. The new edition illustrated volumes of this chronicle of London from Sir Walter Besant. Two volumes. New edition. Written by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and historian. This set includes: London, 1898. A detailed commentary on historical London, with chapters on the Romans, the Saxons, the Normans, Plantagenet, the Tudor era, and the reigns of Charles II and George II. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one hundred and twenty-five images. South London, 1901. A historical study on South London, with chapters on the first settlements, royal houses, the pilgrims, the pleasure gardens, and South London today. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Francis S. Walker, an Irish painter, illustrator, and etcher, and one hundred and nineteen in-text images. Publisher's catalogue to the rear of each volume. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the… Read More

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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… Read More

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1909-1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 11.5" by 9.5". Not Stated. Three engaging and profusely illustrated works on early twentieth century London by author and historian Sir Walter Besant. Three volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Illustrated with thirty-three plates and a folding map to the rear to 'London in the Nineteenth Century', eight plates to 'North of the Thames', and sixteen plates, two double-page plans and a folding map to the rear to 'South of the Thames'. Collated, complete. Three first edition works on London by the English novelist and historian Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901), including 'London in the Nineteenth Century' (1909), 'North of the Thames' (1911) and 'South of the Thames' (1912). In these works, Besant provides a history and topography of London, with particular emphasis on social history and social reform. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the… Read More