The Great Fire of London
by Stephen Porter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0750907789
- ISBN 13
- 9780750907781
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Sutton Publishing Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1996. Hard Cover. 8vo 0750907789 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Photographs. 224 pages clean and tight. Published to mark its 330th anniversary, an account of the Fire of London, which destroyed 13,000 houses and 87 churches, despite detailed fire precautions and fire-fighting arrangements being in place. Examines the events that led up to and during the tragedy and the proposals to rebuild the city. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143153
- Title
- The Great Fire of London
- Author
- Stephen Porter
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0750907789
- ISBN 13
- 9780750907781
- Publisher
- Sutton Publishing Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Stroud
- Date Published
- 1996
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...