Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places.

Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Illustrated with numerous Engravings from the most Authentic Sources. 6 Volumes.

Author(s): Thornbury, Walter and Edward Walford

4to.(7.25" x 10.25") 6 volumes. c1878. Thornbury, Walter. London, Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin. Half brown polished calf with corners, double blindstamp rule to all leather edges, over pebbled blue cloth. Spines with 5 gilt decorated raised bands, gilt title to gilt framed red leather in second compartment, gilt vol# to gilt framed green leather in third compartment, heavy gilt frames with fancy corners and a centered gilt filigree device to all other compartments, fancy gilt to head and foot of spine. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Old bookplate of the Bishop of Iowa, William Stevens Perry, neatly to each front pastedown. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, heads of spines of all except Vol.III with chipping, Vols. I, II, IV, VI with minor loss. Covers soiled, some with scuffs (see pic). Leather edges rubbed on corners and joints, some leather with stains, not affecting spines or gilt. Overall a handsome set of books, easy to decorate with.

From Wiki: George Walter Thornbury (13 November 1828 – 11 June 1876) was an English author. He was the first biographer of J. M. W. Turner. A journalist by profession, he also wrote verse, novels, art criticism and popular historical and topographical sketches. He began his career in 1845 with contributions to Bristol Journal and wrote later mainly for the Athenaeum. His Old and New London: a Narrative of its History, its People, and its Places was first published in 2 volumes in 1872, and in an undated edition of 1878 in 6 volumes, the last four being by Edward Walford.

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