Author: E Beresford Chancellor
Title: The West End of Yesterday & Today
Description: London, The Architectural Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An informative first edition depicting a history of London's West End. A first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding. Edwin Beresford Chancellor was an English author, known for his works on the history of London and its surrounding boroughs. This particular work documents London's West End, including information on areas such as landmarks that have disappeared, the area of fashion, as well as hidden nooks. With numerous photographs and illustrations of the West End, from different times, including Hyde Park Corner and Burlington House. With an index of illustrations and text to the rear of the work. With decorative front endpapers featuring a map of the West End dated 1792, with a map of the same area dated from the time of publishing, to the rear. In publisher's original blue cloth binding, with gilt lettering. Externally, smart, with slight fading to the cloth, mainly to the spine and to the extremities. Light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with light age toning and the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: london west end illustrated first edition west end None
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Title: The West End of Yesterday & Today
Description: London, The Architectural Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An informative first edition depicting a history of London's West End. A first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding. Edwin Beresford Chancellor was an English author, known for his works on the history of London and its surrounding boroughs. This particular work documents London's West End, including information on areas such as landmarks that have disappeared, the area of fashion, as well as hidden nooks. With numerous photographs and illustrations of the West End, from different times, including Hyde Park Corner and Burlington House. With an index of illustrations and text to the rear of the work. With decorative front endpapers featuring a map of the West End dated 1792, with a map of the same area dated from the time of publishing, to the rear. In publisher's original blue cloth binding, with gilt lettering. Externally, smart, with slight fading to the cloth, mainly to the spine and to the extremities. Light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with light age toning and the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: london west end illustrated first edition west end None
Price: GBP 30.00 = appr. US$ 42.84 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 875Q19
- Book number: 875Q19
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