Author: Sir Walter Besant; The Earl of Rosebery
Title: London: Mediaeval and Elizabethan. An Address Delivered to the London Reform Union, December 7th, 1896
Description: London, The London Reform Union, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume comprising Sir Walter Besant's very interesting address to the London reform Union in 1896 on the position of London worldwide at the time. The first edition of this work; a very scarce book.Comprising Walter Besant's address of London to the London Reform Union in 1896, as well as the speech of the chairman, the Earl of Rosebery. A fascinating speech in which Besant looks at London and its position among the greatest cities in the world at the time (according to the speaker, these being Rome, Constantinople, Paris, and London.)An ode to the beauty of the City of London, its history, and antiquities. Illustrated with two frontispiece. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight handling mark to the front board. With a faint spotting to the rear board. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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