HANDBOOK TO THE ENVIRONS OF LONDON, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF EVERY TOWN AND VILLAGE, AND OF ALL PLACES OF INTEREST, WITHIN A CIRCLE OF TWENTY MILES ROUND LONDON.
by THORNE, James, 1815-1881 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : John Murray, 1876. First edition. A very useful dictionary, based on personal visits, of what are now the London suburbs - from Abbey Wood to Yiewsley, with short histories, notes on the principal buildings, population figures, etc. "Until now ... there has been nothing approaching Mr. Thorne's work in fulness of detail or convenience of arrangement. If Londoners remain any longer ignorant of the many attractive spots that are still to be found just beyond their own doors, it will not be for want of pleasant and trustworthy guidance" (Pall Mall Gazette, 16th February 1877). Two volumes. Post 8vo (21cm). vi,410 + 20pp advertisements dated October 1876; [ii],411-794,[ii] + 32pp adverts dated January 1876. Original cloth, ruled and lettered in gilt, and blocked in blind; some light wear to extremities; a few faint marks; endpapers sightly cracked; a touch shaken, but a good and serviceable set.
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- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45414
- Title
- HANDBOOK TO THE ENVIRONS OF LONDON, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF EVERY TOWN AND VILLAGE, AND OF ALL PLACES OF INTEREST, WITHIN A CIRCLE OF TWENTY MILES ROUND LONDON.
- Author
- THORNE, James, 1815-1881 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : John Murray, 1876.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British Topography, London, UK Topography, English Topography, London
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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