LONDON. by Besant, Walter

New York: Harper & Bros., 1892. 509pp, illus., teg, deckled edges, top corners bumped, slight soiling to spine, top of spine worn w/ separation from frnt cover starting, frnt hinge nearly broken, otherwise binding is tight & contents clean.. Decorative Cloth. Good +/Good +.

Chatto & Windus, 1912. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1912. No edition remarks. 343 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Notable cracking to gutters throughout, causing pages to be loose from binding. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and dark rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Splits to joints. Scuffing and light marking overall. Tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front board, with brown scuffed marks. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.

London: Chatto & Windus. Fine copy. 1925. Later prt.. hardcover. 8vo, 343 pp. .

London: Chatto & Windus. Fair with no dust jacket. 1900. New Edition. Hardcover. Binding is mostly cracked in three places. Book is slightly cocked. Light foxing to first few pages, scattered very slight foxing otherwise. Foxing to top page ends. Private bookplate on front endpaper. .

Chatto & Windus. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Front hinge cracked. Spine cracked. Owner's name on endpage. (London, England, history, travel)

Chatto & Windus, 1925. Hardcover. Good. 1925. 343 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Harper & Brothers, 1892-01-01. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ - as issued. Hardcover, First American Edition 1892 Harper & Brothers 509 pages. Very Good, no DJ - as issued. Minor shelf/edge wear and a touch of rubbing to original tan decorative cloth stamped in dark brown and gilt - corners sharp with a touch of wear to the tips. Spine slightly darkened. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and crisp. Deckled edges. TEG. Nine chapters and 130 vintage B&W illustrations. Comprehensive classic history of the City of London. Handsome First American Edition in the original decorative cloth. LOC SSS-06

Chatto & Windus, 1904. Hardcover. Good. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is heavily dulled. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1900. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Blue textured cloth hardcover, light wear to edges, light rubbing to front cover with some soiling; some spotty discoloration to spine but overall gilt and red design stampings are bright. Exceptionally well bound with tight covers. Free of markings, frontispiece with tissue guard show foxing, continuing onto the title pages; the interior has scattered light foxing on otherwise bright and clean paper. Publisher advertisements at start are rear of volume, dated March 1902. Textual line illustrations throughout the volume. Preface by the author dated 1892. xvi, 343 pp. Further details and questions are always welcome. Scans can be made upon request.

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY (1892) . 509 pages, clothbound, spine tips a bit worn else very good condition. .