Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London; Comprising Views of Various Places Within this Circuit

Published by Simpkin, Marshall and Co., London, 1839

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A morocco-bound copy of this richly illustrated survey of London from William Edward Trotter, with engraved plates and a folding map. An early edition of this work, with one copy held at Bishopsgate Institute dated 1838.Bound in half green morocco, with marbled paper covered boards.Describing points of interest found across London, including Windsor Castle, Vauxhall Gardens, Tottenham-mills, Richmond, Greenwich Hospital and others.Illustrated with thirty-one engraved plates, including a frontispiece and engraved title page, and a folding map of the district. After original drawings by Charles Marshall, J. W. Allen, G. B. Campion and other artists. Collated, lacking three of the plates.With topographical and historical notices of each place by William Edward Trotter.With the previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, illustrated by English genre artist Frederic 'Fred' Roe. Bound in half morocco, with marbled paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Externally, smart, with really only rubbing to the extremities. Bookplate illustrated by Fred Roe to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spots throughout, heaviest to the first few pages. Tide marks to the frontispiece and two of the plates. Very Good.

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Title
Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London; Comprising Views of Various Places Within this Circuit
Author
William Edward Trotter
Publisher
Simpkin, Marshall and Co., London
Publication year
1839
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Leather
Illustrator
Charles Marshall; J. W. Allen; G. B. Campion et al.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
9.5" by 6.5"

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