Author: P. H. Ditchfield
Title: London Survivals: A Record of the Old Buildings and Associations of the City
Description: London , Methuen & Co Ltd, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on London's historical architecture written by P. H. Ditchfield and illustrated throughout by E. L. Wratten. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated by E. L. Wratten with a colour frontispiece, numerous vignettes and thirty plates. Collated complete. This work was written by Peter H. Ditchfield, a priest of the Church of England, notable for editing the three Berkshire volumes of 'Victoria County History&apos. The work explores the old architecture of London and what survived of it as of the beginning of the twentieth century, a wonderful work on the treasure of beauty and antiquity in the city. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight cockling to the boards, bumping to the extremities and slight marks to the boards. Bookplate belonging to 'Mary Glennie' to the front pastedown with very light offsetting and an old ink inscription dated 1922 to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: E. L. Wratten. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: First edition Illustrated London P. H. Ditchfield Illustrated E. L. Wratten
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Title: London Survivals: A Record of the Old Buildings and Associations of the City
Description: London , Methuen & Co Ltd, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on London's historical architecture written by P. H. Ditchfield and illustrated throughout by E. L. Wratten. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated by E. L. Wratten with a colour frontispiece, numerous vignettes and thirty plates. Collated complete. This work was written by Peter H. Ditchfield, a priest of the Church of England, notable for editing the three Berkshire volumes of 'Victoria County History&apos. The work explores the old architecture of London and what survived of it as of the beginning of the twentieth century, a wonderful work on the treasure of beauty and antiquity in the city. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight cockling to the boards, bumping to the extremities and slight marks to the boards. Bookplate belonging to 'Mary Glennie' to the front pastedown with very light offsetting and an old ink inscription dated 1922 to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: E. L. Wratten. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: First edition Illustrated London P. H. Ditchfield Illustrated E. L. Wratten
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 887Z58
- Book number: 887Z58
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