Quarto. Publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt title lettering to spine, light rubbing to head and tail of the spine and the corner tips. pp xx + 121. Photographic portrait frontispiece of Thomas Parsons, by Walter Bros, preserved behind a tissue-guard; decorative titlepage printed in red with armorial shields pertaining to the familial names of Clapham and surrounds, sllightly foxed. Foxing also towards the middle section of text, mainly marginal, never heavy. Folding plan of the area in the rear plus 38 illustrations and photographs. Loosely inserted is the prospectus for the book entitled "The Village of Worthies", by Right Hon. John Burns,which is essentially comprised of a review in The Observer of "The Chronicles of Clapham". Also found is a programme of Foyles London Tours conducted by William Kent, stating on the back cover, "Mr Kent is in attendance every afternoon except Saturday and will be pleased to show books, photographs, and maps relating to London, past and present". Seller Inventory # 18839

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Title: THE CHRONICLES OF CLAPHAM [CLAPHAM COMMON] ...

Publisher: privately ptinted by AV Huckle & Son Ltd The Ramsden Press London SW10

Publication Date: 1929

Binding: Hardcover

Book Type: Book

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