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Title: The Public Buildings of the City of London Described
Description: London, John Harris, 1831. First edition. Leather. An uncommon pocket-sized guide to the history and architecture of notable public buildings in London, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work in a quarter morocco binding. Ink inscriptions to the front paste down, front free end paper, title page, and bottom edge of the textblock. Illustrated with twelve engraved plates. Collated, complete. A guide to the public buildings of London, with historical information and architectural descriptions. Included in this guide are St. Paul's Cathedral, Old Bailey Sessions House, Newgate Prison, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Bank of England, London Docks, and Blackfriars' Bridge, among others. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally fairly smart, though boards are a little faded, with light shelf wear to the extremities, and rubbing to the joints and head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, apart from the odd spot to the plates and to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Architecture London British history London Not Stated
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Title: The Public Buildings of the City of London Described
Description: London, John Harris, 1831. First edition. Leather. An uncommon pocket-sized guide to the history and architecture of notable public buildings in London, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work in a quarter morocco binding. Ink inscriptions to the front paste down, front free end paper, title page, and bottom edge of the textblock. Illustrated with twelve engraved plates. Collated, complete. A guide to the public buildings of London, with historical information and architectural descriptions. Included in this guide are St. Paul's Cathedral, Old Bailey Sessions House, Newgate Prison, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Bank of England, London Docks, and Blackfriars' Bridge, among others. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally fairly smart, though boards are a little faded, with light shelf wear to the extremities, and rubbing to the joints and head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, apart from the odd spot to the plates and to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Architecture London British history London Not Stated
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 871M8
- Book number: 871M8
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