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Metropolitan improvements : Or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings ... from original drawings, taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work
by Shepherd, Thomas H; James Elmes
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VGG Cover has wear, fading edge/corner damage. Spine has cracking, peeling damage at top/bottom. Interior pages have age toning
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Jones & Co, 1831. Hardcover. VGG Cover has wear, fading edge/corner damage. Spine has cracking, peeling damage at top/bottom. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. Front end page coming loose from binding, Writing from previous owner on inside covers. Red leather spine and corners. Brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering on 5 raised band spine. Full edge gilt. 12 +, 172, ii, 92 pages, 122 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. London in the nineteenth century / [by Thomas H. Shepard]: 92 pages at end. Imperfect: title page and all of text after page 92 wanting./ The plates, dated 1827-1831, are from both Metropolitan improvements and London in the nineteenth century./ Includes index.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 186545
- Title
- Metropolitan improvements : Or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings ... from original drawings, taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work
- Author
- Shepherd, Thomas H; James Elmes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VGG Cover has wear, fading edge/corner damage. Spine has cracking, peeling damage at top/bottom. Interior pages have age toning
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jones & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1831
- Keywords
- History, London, Pictorial Works ; London ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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