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George Paston
£20.00

At John Murray's 1843-1892, Records of a Literary Circle

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A history of the literary circle that formed around the publisher John Murray, including Gladstone, Salisbury, Livingstone, Borrow and Isabella Bird.

Egan Mew
£30.00

Battersea Enamels 1750-1756

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PUBLISHERThe Medici Society.
BINDING
Red cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSome shelf wear to edges of boards and a couple of small marks. Printed pages...

Julian Worfroys
£45.00

Dickens's London, Perception, Subjectivity and Phenomenal Urban Multiplicity

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This phenomenological exploration of the streets of Dickens's London opens up new perspectives on the city and the writer.

The Art-Journal
£100.00

Illustrated Catalogue of The Great Exhibition

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PUBLISHERGeorge Virtue; Bradbury and Evans.
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Leather bound with embossed design, banded spine, gilt lettering and decoration. Marbled endpapers. Gilt block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards...

Jean Anderson, Editor
£15.00

Late Joys at The Players' Theatre

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A history of the Players' Theatre, from it's small beginnings in Covent garden to the late night musical entertainments which carried on through the Blitz.

Mollie Panter-Downes
£28.00

London War Notes 1939 - 1945

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For the six years of WWII, Mollie Panter-Downes covered the war in her "Letter from London"  for The New Yorker magazine. These fortnightly reports are compiled here by New Yorker editor William Shawn.

Peter Quennell, Editor. Henry Mayhew.
£16.00

London's Underworld

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PUBLISHERSpring Books, London.
BINDINGMid green cloth boards. Green top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, spine faded. Hinges a little weak but binding...

Henry Goddard
£18.00

Memoirs of a Bow Street Runner

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PUBLISHERMuseum Press Limited, London.
BINDINGMid brown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little shelf worn and faded at edges. Foxing to block edges and outer leaves....

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W. Mogg
£100.00

Mogg's New Map of London and Visitor's Guide

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A most fascinating snapshot in time of the extent of London over 150 years ago.

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Sheila Birkenhead
£25.00

Peace in Piccadilly: The Story of Albany

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A history of the unique Albany and the many fascinating people who have lived there.

Raymond Myerscough-Walker, Gavin Stamp
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Raymond Myerscough-Walker

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PUBLISHERArchitectural Association, London.
BINDINGSoft covers
BOOK CONDITIONWorn at very edges and spine, a couple of scuff marks. Printed pages and images are clear and little...

The Art-Journal
£85.00

The Art-Journal Illustrated Catalogue of The International Exhibition 1862

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PUBLISHERJames S. Virtue
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Half bound leather and green cloth boards. Banded spine, gilt lettering and design. Marbled endpapers. Gilt block edges.
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Alex Atkinson and Ronald Searle
£30.00

The Big City, or The New Mayhew

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PUBLISHERPerpetua Books.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONSome scuffing to very edges of boards. Otherwise remains in good condition for age,...

W.S. Scott
£18.00

The Georgian Theatre

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An overview of theatre in Georgian times, with chapters on it's most prominent stars including David Garrick and Sarah Siddons.

Charles Raven
£20.00

Underworld Nights

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PUBLISHERHulton Press.
BINDINGBeige cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear, top corners bumped. Binding secure. Browning to endpapers but printed pages remain largely...

E.J. Harvey Darton
£28.00

Vincent Crummles: His Theatre and his Times

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A life of Dickens' ebullient Actor Manager, who took Nicholas Nickleby under his wing. An introduction placing his character in the real life Victorian theatre, followed by a long extract from the novel.

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