Author: Stanley Jackson
Title: An Indiscreet Guide to Soho
Description: London, Muse Arts Limited, 1946. First edition. Cloth. An intimate postwar portrait of the clubs, restaurants, and interesting inhabitants of Soho, from the personal perspective of Stanley Jackson. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a double-page map of Soho to the front and rear.A vividly written guide to postwar Soho by Stanley Jackson, whose intimate knowledge was drawn from living in this colourful area. Written in an engaging style, with personal reminiscences of the local characters, Jackson describes the restaurants, clubs, joints, history, and famous and notorious inhabitants. With addresses of Soho restaurants and clubs to the rear. From the library of W. A. Foyle at Beeleigh Abbey, the Foyles label to the front paste down. William Foyle was the co-founder of Foyles bookshop, founding the leading bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex, which became home to his library, one the largest private libraries in England. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. Five pages of advertisements to the front and twelve pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with fading to the spine and a little bumping to the corners. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Soho Stanley Jackson Foyles Stanley Jackson Not Stated
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Title: An Indiscreet Guide to Soho
Description: London, Muse Arts Limited, 1946. First edition. Cloth. An intimate postwar portrait of the clubs, restaurants, and interesting inhabitants of Soho, from the personal perspective of Stanley Jackson. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a double-page map of Soho to the front and rear.A vividly written guide to postwar Soho by Stanley Jackson, whose intimate knowledge was drawn from living in this colourful area. Written in an engaging style, with personal reminiscences of the local characters, Jackson describes the restaurants, clubs, joints, history, and famous and notorious inhabitants. With addresses of Soho restaurants and clubs to the rear. From the library of W. A. Foyle at Beeleigh Abbey, the Foyles label to the front paste down. William Foyle was the co-founder of Foyles bookshop, founding the leading bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex, which became home to his library, one the largest private libraries in England. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. Five pages of advertisements to the front and twelve pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with fading to the spine and a little bumping to the corners. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Soho Stanley Jackson Foyles Stanley Jackson Not Stated
Price: GBP 30.00 = appr. US$ 42.84 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 911M10
- Book number: 911M10
See more books from our catalog: British Topography