Author: Percy Fitzgerald
Title: Picturesque London
Description: London, Ward & Downey, 1890. Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated work on the city of London. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, six plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A charming work exploring scenic areas across the city of London, with chapters on Westminster, Covent Garden, Piccadilly, Waterloo Bridge, Chelsea, Fulham, and more. Written by Percy Fitzgerald, an Anglo-Irish author and critic, painter and sculptor. Illustrated by British painters and illustrators, William Hatherell, A. W. Henry, W. C. Keene, James Hume Nisbet, Herbert Railton, G. Seymour, and W. F. Young. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping resulting in loss to the head of the spine and board edges. Light fading to the spine with splits in the cloth to the joints. Hinges tender with a tear to the joint of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound with front endpapers loosening and pages vii to xi detached but present. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Age toning to the first and last few pages. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good Only . Ill.: W. Hatherell; A. W. Henry; W. C. Keene; Hume Nisbet; Herbert Railton; G. Seymour; W. F. Young. Good Only .

Keywords: Picturesque London Fitzgerald London W. Hatherell; A. W. Henry; W. C. Keene; Hume Nisbet; Herbert Railton; G. Seymour; W. F. Young


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