Author: Sir Walter Besant
Title: Early London, Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and Norman
Description: London, A. & C. Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Walter Besant's uncommon illustrated work on the history of London. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and seven monochrome plates. Collate complete. Part of the ten volume 'Survey of London' series published by A. & C. Black. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by English novelist and historian, Sir Walter Besant. The work provides a comprehensive historical study of early London, discussing important eras in history such as the Roman and Norman times. Besant wrote many historical works on London. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with bumping to the extremities, small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine and slight marks to the boards. Minimal spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with generally clean and bright pages with spotting to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

Keywords: First edition Illustrated History London Illustrated Walter Besant Various


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