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192 pages complete with an introduction and 192 black and white plates showing various views of British stately homes. Each plate has its own brief narrative. Pages are clean and bound well but beginning to work loose. Faded cloth cover and spine in red, gilt title on front.Weight 1.5kg

175 pages complete with tables and diagrams supporting Fred Hoyle's opinions about life in Britain after the second world war.Pages mostly clean and bound well, some fading and bumping to external cover. Dedicated to those who are determined that Britain shall not decline into apathetic dependency.Weight 0.4kg

Pages clean and bound well, some bumping, small tears and marks to external covers, spine and some pages.
Some repairs and preventative work carried out, covers recovered with marbled paper.
The volume is sectioned into 36 'topics' covering the following London icons:
Parks
Gardens
Royal palaces
Westminster
The Tower
Westminster Abbey
St Paul's
Asylums
Schools
Hospitals and Lunatic Asylums
Learned Societies
Churches
Inns of Court
Lambeth Palace
Port of London
Bridges
Docks and the Thames Tunnel
Companies
Royal Exchange
Banks and Stock Exchange
Guildhall
Courts of Law
British Museum
Exhibitions of Art
Squares, Streets and shops
Markets and Clubs
Theatres
Railway stations

Illustrated with numerous engravings from the most authentic sources'. Popular Edition of Thornbury's great history of London. A street by street, sight by sight account of the city in the late 19th century and its history since Roman times. The First two volumes were written and published by Thornbury in 1872. Following Thornbury's death from exhaustion, the subsequent four volumes were completed by Edward Walford. Very good selection of historical images, including portraits and historical scenes, elements of Norden's maps and terrific contemporary engravings of London streets and architecture.
Vol 2 cover damaged.
Occasional marking, bumps and small tears to covers and spine. Rubbing to edges. Tanning to pages. Owners mark to frontispiece of each volume. Contents otherwise clean and bindings tight.
Note: This set is heavy, 10kg, Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery.

320 pages complete with an introduction and black and white plates showing various views of England and Wales. Each plate has its own brief narrative. Pages clean, bound well but covers beginning to work loose.Note: This book is heavy at 2.5kg. Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery.

"Holly Leaves" The Christmas Number of Sport & Country, with plenty of articles, fiction, cartoons and mixed colour, black and white advertisements from the 1950s.Content Good to Very Good, however the front paper cover has detached with small tears, otherwise internal pages tight and clean. Edges slightly bumped.