Author: Shepherd, Thos. (Thomas) H., James Elmes.
Title: Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth [19th] Century: Displayed in a Series of Views of the New Buildings, Improvements, &c., from Original Drawings. (Jones's Views). [ORIGINAL FIRST INSTALLMENT].
Description: London, Jones and Co. 1832. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Quarto. Pp. iv. Steel-engraved title-page, engraved Dedication to the King, 4 steel-engraved plates on 2 sheets separated with tissue-guards, letterpress title-page. Original engraved wrappers printed both sides, sewn as issued, edge frayed, back detached, shelf label at corner of cover. Fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare survivor of work in installments, this is the first installment of this much appreciated illustrated work. The cover is dated 1832, the engraved title-page is dated April 11, 1829, the letterpress title-page is dated 1833. Z-1 .

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