The Real East End. by Burke, Thomas (illustrated by Pearl Binder)

Paperback / softback. New.

White Press, 2014. Paperback. New. 208 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.48 inches.

London : Constable & Co., (1932). First edition. Burke in familiar territory in the dark lanes and byways of East End London - dismissing the stereotypes and pointing up the colour, the people, the river and the commerce - the book brought magnificently to life by the atmospheric lithographs of the bohemian Pearl Binder (1904-1990), later Lady Polly Elwyn-Jones - with sketches from her studio, studies of Aldgate, Wapping, Brick Lane, etc. Demy 8vo (23cm). (viii),(164),[iv]pp. Sixteen plates. Smaller illustrations in text. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt; a few spots, mainly to edges; frontispiece just slightly chipped, but otherwise a very good copy in the striking dust-jacket - a pictorial monochrome design of the East End at night by Binder, lettered in bright pink - the jacket just a little worn and slightly frayed, with a short repaired tear, but a rare and welcome survival, featuring an illustration not included in the book. Contemporary (1934) ownership inscription of Kate M. Woodbridge.

Constable, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. A difficult book to find in a presentable dustjacket. Book is near fine, free of all marking. Jacket is a strong VG, some edge chips and closed tears along the top but still sharp in a protective wrap, not price-clipped. 163 p.[16]leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Illustrated by Pearl Binder.