A Wanderer in London
by E. V. Lucas
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen and Co, 1925. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Nelson Dawson. A tour of London during the interwar period. With colour plates and in a full calf binding. Illustrated throughout, and featuring a map of London. With 16 colour plates by English artist Nelson Dawson. Collated, complete.E. V. Lewis, an English humourist, essayist and poet, gives the reader a tour of London, with a particular emphasis on its galleries and art.The twenty-fifth edition of this work, originally published in 1906. E.V. Lucas' description of London was revised in 1923 by the author to reflect post-war additions and changes. Therefore the work provides a tour of London as life revived following the First World War, but before the destruction brought by the Second World War.Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, 'D. L. Cumming'. In the original full calf binding with gilt detailing. Bumping to corners and head and tail of spine. Some loss to the leather here. Leather of spine panel may detach without careful handling. Front and rear joints starting. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, tightly bound. Some spotting to first and last few pages, but generally clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 774F36
- Title
- A Wanderer in London
- Author
- E. V. Lucas
- Illustrator
- Nelson Dawson
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Art Art History Art Gallery Art History
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...