Author: William Gray Fearnside; Thomas Harral; William Edward Trotter
Title: The History of London, and, Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London
Description: London, Orr and Co; Simpkin Marshall and Co, 1838-39. Cloth. Two topographical volumes on London and its surrounding areas bound in one, an extensively illustrated volume. Two volumes bound in one.These two volumes offer a vivid history of London, looking at the great capital across time and how it has grown and developed.'The History of London', by William Gray Fearnside, continued by T. Harral, illustrated by John Woods. Undated, dated 1838 from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and twenty-eight plates. Collated, complete.'Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London', by William Edward Trotter, engraved by and after many eminent artists. Undated, dated 1839 from Jisc from a copy held at the Victoria and Albert Museum Libraries.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-two plates. Collated, bound without one plate, and the map. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Marks to the boards, heavier to the rear. Spine is a little faded. Prior owner's pencil to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots, mostly to the plates. Very Good . Ill.: John Woods; Various. Very Good .

Keywords: The History of London Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London william edward trotter william gray fearnside Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London london John Woods; Various


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