Author: Morton, H V [ Henry Vollam ]
Title: The Heart Of London
Description: Methuen, 1931, 12th impression. Cloth, G. xii+208pp+8pp publishers adverts, SIGNED by the author to the endpaper 'with the writers compliments 29/9/31', ownership signature, cloth a little rubbed along the edges, endpapers yellowed, foxed, a fair copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Morton's first published book which takes the form of a series of sketches of London life. They had originally appeared in the Daily Express. Henry Vollam Morton [ 1892 - 1979 ] journalist and pioneering travel writer. He first achieved fame in 1923 when he covered the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter.

Keywords: london, british history