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Blake, A. H.

(Book #ID 13964)

Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited, 3 Duke of York Street, London First Edition 1930. 1930.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original green cloth covers, dark stamping to spine and upper panel. 6¾" x 4½" 255 pp. Over 100 monochrome photographic illustrations on semi-glossy paper with description opposite. Spine slightly tanned and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Shute, Nerina

(Book #ID 13999)

Published by Robert Hale Ltd., 18 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1981. 1981.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original light blue cloth covers, silver stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 192 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not priced. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aldous, Tony

(Book #ID 14000)

Published by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd., 7 John Street, London, First Edition 1980. 1980.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 10" x 6¾" xx, 284 [pp]. Maps to end papers, monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Small bumps to corners. Nr. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not priced. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Fletcher, Geoffrey S.

(Book #ID 14018)

Published by Kingsmead Press, Rosewell House, Kingsmead Square, Bath First edition 1978. 1978.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original pictorial laminated covers. 4to 10" x 7½" 48 pp. Charming monochrome sketches with text opposite. Three shallow short marks to upper panel. In Nr. Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Fletcher, Geoffrey S.

(Book #ID 14035)

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1973. London 1973.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black and blue tonic cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. Quarto 10'' x 7¼'' 92 pp ISBN 0047110058. Eighteen monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 4 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Kennett, John [1939-]

(Book #ID 49176)

Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Limited., Phoenix Mill, Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire 1993. Stroud 1993.

Publisher's original illustrated laminated card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0862999650. Contains 160 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings and in Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Cecil, Hugh [Decorations by Claud Lovat Fraser]

(Book #ID 14338)

Printed at The Curwen Press 1923. 1923.

Hard back bound in publisher's original orange and yellow patterned paper covered boards, black stamping to upper panel. 4to 11" x 8¼" 33 pp. Monochrome decorations throughout by Claud Lovat Fraser. Eight mounted photogravure photographs by Hugh Cecil with text opposite. In Near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bushell, Peter

(Book #ID 102672)

Published by Constable and Company Ltd., 10-12 Orange Street, London First Edition 1983. 1983.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, metallic blue title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains [x], 267 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0094647305

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[The Salvation Army]

(Book #ID 73160)

Published by The Salvation Army 1965. 1965.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 121 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Levy, Shawn

(Book #ID 111952)

Published by Fourth Estate, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, London First Edition 2002. 2002.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back, scarlet end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 391 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Lower spine end scuffed. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition photographic dust wrapper with a little sun fading to the red lettering, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1841152250

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Marriott, John

(Book #ID 96151)

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London First Edition 2011. 2011.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, archive end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xii] 421 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and maps throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused and unopened new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780300148800

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London Weekly Diary

(Book #ID 88877)

Published by London Diary Publications, 56 Bloomsbury Street, London 1959. 1959.

First edition in publisher's original cream card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 7'' x 4''. Contains 64 printed pages of text with maps. Front cover grubby, rear cover with biro message, contents in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Besant, Walter [Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 - 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant]. Etching by Francis S. Walker and Illustrated by Phil May, Joseph Pennell and L. Raven Hill.

(Book #ID 101525)

Published by Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 214 Piccadilly, London New Edition 1903. 1903.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering and gilt armorial coat of arms to the spine, fore and lower page edges uncut. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece etching by Francis S. Walker, [viii]-2, 366 printed pages of text with 54 monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good clean, bright and sound condition, fitted glassine dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Roberts, Llwyd [1875-1940]

(Book #ID 38717)

Published circa 1966 edition not stated. circa 1966.

Publisher's original stapled white card covers. Folio 10'' x 12'' 28 pp. Beautifully executed monochrome illustration to every page with text below. Light marks to the card edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Port of London Authority [Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Viscount Waverley]

(Book #ID 97487)

Published by Port of London, First Edition 2nd June 1953. 1953.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original textured cream paper covered boards, navy title lettering and colour Port of London coat of arms to the front cover, thick silk water-marked end papers. Quarto 10½'' x 8¼''. Contains colour frontispiece, 36 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Slight soiling to the pale covers and in Very Good sound condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Torry, Gilbert

(Book #ID 101514)

Published by Barracuda Books Limited, Chesham, Buckingham, First Edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Wedgwood blue covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover, archive street maps to the end papers. 8vo. 10½'' x 8''. A nostalgic memoir of living in Queenhithe. Contains 132 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Limited Edition copies with List of Subscribers showing 447 presentation copied names to the rear. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0860231240

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Wheeler, Alwyne

(Book #ID 102473)

Published by George Routledge and Kegan Paul, 39 Store Street, London First Edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original aquamarine cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine, end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [x], 228 printed pages of text with 25 monochrome figures to the text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0710002009

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(Book #ID 16905)

Revised Edition June 1955. 1955.

Publisher's original stapled card covers. 8vo 8" x 5" 88p. Staples rusty and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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(Book #ID 49185)

Published circa 1967. 1967.

Publisher's original stapled grey card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 10 printed pages of text with two monochrome illustrations to the centre. A little soiling to the covers, without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Valerie Cumming, Nick Merriman, Catherine Ross

(Book #ID 102771)

Published by Scala Publishers Ltd., 143-149 Great Portland Street, London First Edition 1996. 1996.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, scarlet end papers. 4to. 11'' x 8¼''. Contains 128 pp with colour illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1857591267

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(Book #ID 66663)

Published by the Greenwich and Lewisham Antiquarian Society circa 1975. London circa 1975.

Publisher's original staled illustrated card wrap covers. Landscape 7'' x 9''. Contains 20 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition with one small brown mark to the front cover, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Phillips, Hugh

(Book #ID 102975)

Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition 1951. 1951.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry buckram covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to. 12'' x 9¼''. Contains 227 pp illustrated throughout with numerous plans depicting plans and drawings of the River Thames. In Very Good clean, only the front cover and spine of the dust wrapper is present, the rear cover is missing. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Campbell, R.

(Book #ID 44896)

Published by David & Charles Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon 1969 Reprinted Edition [First Edition 1747]. Newton Abbot 1969.

Hard back binding in publisher's original camel paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. ISBN 715343165. Facsimile edition containing [xii] 340 printed pages of text. The object of this book when first published in 1747 was to help young people choose a suitable trade or profession, and it is made up chiefly of descriptions 'of all the trades, professions, arts, both liberal and mechanic, now practised in the cities of London and Westminster.' More than 300 trades are dealt with, and the book contains a mass of detailed information invaluable to those wishing to learn about the history and economic life of London in the mid-eighteenth century. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with shallow rubs across the spine tips and upper corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Freeman, John and Peter Dormer

(Book #ID 102980)

Published by Macdonald Orbis, London First Edition 1989. 1989.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to. 11'' x 10¼''. Contains 240 pp with stunning full colour photographs of London's most lavish and unusual interiors: a water tower apartment, Debenham House, All Saints' Church, the Warrington Hotel, the Ritz, Charles Jencks' House, Blackburn House, Unilever House, the Speaker's House, Westminster School, Blackfrair Pub, and a great many others. Small mark to the top front gutter. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small mark to the front cover, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Heavy volume weighing 2 kg, extra postage and insurance will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0356175375

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Besant, Walter [Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 - 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant]. Etching by Francis S. Walker.

(Book #ID 102397)

Published by Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 214 Piccadilly, London New Second Edition 1897. 1897.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering and portcullis motif to the spine, fore and page edges uncut, black coated end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece etching by Francis S. Walker, [xx], 312 printed pages of text + 32 page catalogue with 130 monochrome illustrations by William Patten and others. In Very Good clean and sound condition. We currently hold in stock 4 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bates, L. M.

(Book #ID 20699)

Gresham Books, Old Woking, Surrey First edition 1980. 1980.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 183 pp ISBN 0905418433. Monochrome photographic illustrations. Former message to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Escott, T. H. S. [Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (26 April 1844 - 13 June 1924) English journalist and editor].

(Book #ID 107475)

Published by T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd. Adelphi Terrace, London Second Impression 1914. 1914.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, gilt emblem to the front, top edge gilt. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Mainly confined to clubs in London, members are portrayed in chronological order as types of their time, and the incidents in which they figure or in which they have any concern as reflections of national life and manners. Contains tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece of Sir Thomas Dyce Acland (xvi), 352 pp with 23 single-sided monochrome illustrations on coated paper throughout. Snagging of the cloth across the spine ends, corners bumped else in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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(Book #ID 47495)

5th Revised Edition 1986. London 1986.

Publisher's original plain green card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 43 printed pages of text. Ex Reference Library copy with 'Reference Collection Library' bookplate and barcode strip inside the front cover, small code number to the foot of the spine. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Cloake, John

(Book #ID 95728)

Published by Historical Publications Ltd., 32 Ellington Street, London First Edition 1991. 1991.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto 10'' x 7½''. Contains 144 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0948667141

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Oldham, Andrew Loog [Interviews and Research by Simon Dudfield] Edited by Ron Ross

(Book #ID 112068)

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, USA First Edition 2001. 2001.

First US edition edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered boards, blocked and lettered metallic gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 374 pp with monochrome frontispiece and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0312266537

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Torry, Gilbert

(Book #ID 22481)

Published by Barracuda Books Limited, Chesham, Buckingham, First Edition 1979. Chesham 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original vivid blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine and upper panel. Quarto 10½" x 8" 131 pp. ISBN 0860231240. Illustrated blue tinted end papers, archive monochrome photographic illustrations. No. 52 of 500 Limited Edition copies. List of Subscribers to the rear. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Dimock, Reverend Arthur

(Book #ID 109457)

Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd., London Fifth Revised Edition 1915. 1915.

Fifth revised edition in publisher's original red and black decorated card wrap covers [soft back]. 12mo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 149 pp with monochrome drawings and archive photographs throughout. Paper cover to the spine creased and lifting off and in Poor condition, 1/6d Net to front cover, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Doolittle, I. G.

(Book #ID 102578)

Published by The Gavin Press, Dorchester, Dorset First Edition 1982. 1982.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 201 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0905868110

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Mingard, Walter Vere

(Book #ID 96999)

Published by T. Werner Laurie, Ltd., 8 Essex Street, Strand London, circa 1925. 1925.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black line illustrated nutmeg cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvi] 89 + 5 printed pages of text with 15 full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Pencil name to the front free end paper and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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