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London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, Paternoster-Row 1817. 16mo. 182; 414 [6] pp. Brown cloth with morocco and gilt lettered title-labels. Some wear or possible liquid damage to bottom right corners of volume 1. Otherwise neat volumes, with generally clean pages. Some light staining and offsetting. Includes a folding map of London, 18 plans of walks and 78 plates of detailed… Read more about this item

London: The Architectural Press 1956. 12mo. 104 pp. Colour illustrated paper covers designed by Osbert Lancaster, who also illustrates the book throughout. Smalll loss to tail of spine and general rubbing to spine and extremities. A few light stains to bottom of pages 1-3 and slightly yellowed, as usual, but clean and generally in very good condition. A witty guide… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus 1975. 8vo. First edition. 391 pp. Orange hardback. Illustrated dust jacket. Light bumping to head of spine. Jacket has some light discolouration to spine and minimal rubbing to edges. A smart first edition. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1975.

London: John Macqueen [1902]. 8vo.Illustrated. xii, 300 pp. Publisher's original pictorial cloth. Spine is sunned with slight wear to the spine ends and rubbing to the extremities. A well-read copy, bright and clean internally with the occasional scuff to pages. Illustrations throughout by Tom Browne depicting the characters and nightlife of London. . Very Good. Pictorial Cloth. First Edition. 1902.… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin 1945. Large 8vo. First edition. 52 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. In dust jacket, not price clipped. Slight sunning to spine end, some wear to top spine end of jacket, small tear to back panel. Includes 12 black-and-white and 8 colour plates. A clean copy. . Near Fine. Cloth.… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Books 1998. Tall Narrow 8vo. xxi., 808 pp. Hardcover with gilt lettering in pictorial jacket. Slight rubbing and creasing to jacket and very minimal foxing to top-edge. Previous price sticker to rear panel. Internally clean. 0140710493 . Very Good. Hardcover. 2001.

[London]: Hodder and Stoughton [1913]. 4to.Limited Edition. Limited to 125 copies, of which this is no. 2. xvi, 208 pp. 25 tipped-in colour plates, incluing frontis. Full vellum with gilt stamped and embossed crest to boards and gilt lettering to spine; t.e.g. Bumping and some marking and rubbing to boards and spine. Foxing and ghosting to endpapers and prelims, with… Read more about this item

Harrow: J. C. Wilbee 1895. Tall Narrow 8vo. vii, 95 pp. Cloth spine over card boards. Wear and bumping to extremities and foxing throughout. An authorative work by an expert of Gothic architecture. Includes numerous black and white photographic plates and illustrations. . Good. Cloth Spine. 1895.

London: George Newnes Ltd. 1947. Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated. Green cloth. Oblong 8vo (21 x 28.5 cm). Spotting to boards. Minor yellowing to pages, otherwise internally clean. Twelve highly detailed colour lithographic maps of areas of central London - including Piccadilly, Mayfair, Fleet Street, Blackfriars, the Tower of London, and many more - with an almost overwhelming number of annotations and… Read more about this item

Oxford: Old Ashmolean Reprints 1930. 8vo. [iii], viii, 50 pp. Green cloth in a pictorial jacket. Chipping to jacket extremities. Boards clean, light spotting to fore-edge and prelims but otherwise internally clean. A facsimile of a work originally published in 1661 about the air pollution in London, still considered a milestone in the science. . Very Good. Cloth. 1930.

Gottingen / London: SteidlMack / General Public Agency 2007. Oblong 4to.Presentation Copy. First Edition. Unpaginated. Cloth with photograph to front board. A few light marks to boards and spine, otherwise a fine copy. A fascinating collection of colour photographs of various London clubs and associations, from those that serve diaspora communities to sports clubs. With an essay by Sukhdev Sandhu.… Read more about this item

London: The Library Association 1983. 4to. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is no. 95. 586 pp. Full cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Minor rubbing to jacket and minor wear to its extremities. Internally very clean. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 0853657343 . Near Fine. Cloth. 1983.

London: London Parks & Gardens Trust 2018. 4to. [4], 116 pp. Illustrated softcover. Light curling to corners. Internally clean. Includes chapters by a range of authors on subjects such as Kenwood, Russell Square, Bloomsbury Square and Haling Park. 9781527220690 . Very Good. Softcover. 2018.

London: The Georgian Press 1987. 4to.Illustrated. 208 pp. Softcover. Some light marking to front cover. Internally clean. 217 illustrations (including 53 interior illustrations). 0951145908 . Very Good. Soft Cover. Reprint. 1987.

London: Macmillan and Co. 1874. 8vo. 2 volumes. xvi, 290; xi, 255. Contemporary half blue morocco over light blue boards with raised bands, gilt decorations and lettering to spines; top edges gilt. Bound by Root & Son. Slight wear to joints and corners, slight marks to boards. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Boards clean. Internally clean. Full-page and in-text illustrations. .… Read more about this item

London: Grant Richards 1898. 8vo. Second Impression, same year as the first edition. xvi, 357 pp. Publisher' tan cloth with elaborate gilt illustrations of London to boards and spine; colour illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Light marks to rear board and spine, wear to extremities with a little loss to the head of the spine. Ink inscription to prelim. Occasional… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co. 1874. Large 4to.Presentation Copy. Large Paper copy. In 2 volumes. xix, 290; xii, 256 pp. Publisher's quarter dark blue morocco over blue cloth boards with elaborate gilt decoration and lettering to boards and spine; top edges gilt. Wear to extremities, fading and marks to boards and spines. Staining throughout both volumes, especially to volume I, though… Read more about this item

London: Cecil Palmer 1924. 8vo.Illustrated. First Edition. xv, 256 pp. Full blue cloth with black lettering and decoration to front board. Marks around board edges and fading and marks to spine. Offsetting to endpapers and minor spots to first and last few pages. Illustrations in black and white throughout by the author. . Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 1923.… Read more about this item

London: W. H. Allen 1974. Tall Narrow 4to. First Edition. [4]-60 pp. nothing appears to be missing at the front. Illustrated hardcover and jacket (price clipped with £2.50 sticker on flap). Chipping to jacket, including laminate lifting at edges. Minor bumping and wear to board edges. Colour illustrations throughout, including endpapers. The final work in the 'This is...' series. 0491016808… Read more about this item

London: Whittaker and Co. 1890. Large 8vo. First Edition. xvi, 576 pp. Half maroon morocco with raised bands, gilt lettering and borders to spine; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Minimal rubbing to board edges, otherwise all near fine externally. Bookplate to front pastedown. Minor spots to fore-edge and prelims, and otherwise internally clean. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Black &… Read more about this item