19518vo., Fifth Impression, with a portrait frontispiece, 3 full-page facsimiles and endpaper maps, small neat contemporary signature on title; cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at extremities. First volume of The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Brown 98 (recording the first edition).

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CHARLTON (ed.) J.MareMagnum

The Tower of London: its Buildings and Institutions. Foreword by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.

19784to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (a number full-page) in the text and a large folding plan at end; decorative cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole housed in original mailing box. This detailed survey collects seventeen essays on most aspects of the Tower by eminent contributors including Borg, Brown, Curnow and Raeburn.

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CLUNN Harold P.MareMagnum

The Face of the Home Counties. Portrayed in a Series of Eighteen Week-End Drives from London. New and Revised [Second] Edition.

19598vo., Second and Best Edition, with a frontispiece and 103 plates on 64; cloth gilt back, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound) else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges. Written to capitalise on the enormous success of 'The Face of London', Clunn's sequel was first published in 1936. This edition is thoroughly revised, updated and benefits from a large number of new illustrations.

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COX et al A. E.MareMagnum

Royal Scots of the LMS.

19708vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and drawings in the text, small neat signature on title; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12284.

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LANG JenniferMareMagnum

Pride without Prejudice. The Story of London's Guilds and Livery Companies with a Foreword by Sir Hugh Wontner.

1975Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter sunned at backstrip and frayed with minor loss around head of backstrip.

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HIGHAM FlorenceMareMagnum

Southwark Story. With a Foreword by H.E. Ashdown.

19558vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 14 plates (one double-page) and endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned at backstrip. Arguably the best one-volume account of the ancient church of St. Saviour and St. Mary Overie, now the Cathedral of Southwark.

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JAMES GodfreyMareMagnum

The County Books. London. The Western Reaches. PUBLISHER'S REVIEW COPY

19508vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 48 plates and large folding map; original series binding of green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned at backstrip. A REVIEW COPY WITH THE PUBLISHER'S RREQUEST SLIP LOOSELY INSERTED. Published in Hale's seminal 'County Books' series. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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JENKINSON D.MareMagnum

The Power of the Duchesses. Foreword by R A Riddles [Second Edition].

19854to., Second Edition, with a frontispiece, title-vignette, and numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1979. Ottley, 12310.

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KAYE ElaineMareMagnum

A History of Queen's College, London 1848-1972. History of Queen's College, London 1848-1972.

19728vo., First Edition, with 13 plates on 8; original cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter laminated to boards.

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MCCLURE RuthMareMagnum

Coram's Children. The London Foundling Hospital in the Eighteenth Century.

19818vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, title-vignette, and 13 illustrations and maps (a number full-page) in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Sold from an institution with its neat stamps on endpapers and title verso. Scarce.

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PAGET JulianMareMagnum

The Yeomen of the Guard. Five Hundred Years of Service 1485-1985.

19844to., First Edition, with pictorial title-spread, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs in the text, and decorative endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.

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PEARSON HeskethMareMagnum

The Last Actor-Managers. With Illustrations from the Raymond Mander and Joe Mitchenson Theatre Collection. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

19508vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece, 106 sepia-toned plates on 46 and pictorial endpaper; red cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly age-browned dustwrapper.

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RABY AngelaMareMagnum

The Forgotten Service. Auxiliary Ambulance Station 39 Weymouth Mews. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

19994to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and facsimiles in the text, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni25,02 €

WILLMOTT PhyllisMareMagnum

Coming of Age in Wartime.

19888vo., First Edition; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Final volume of the author's remarkable autobiographical trilogy, following 'Growing up in a London Village' and 'A Green Girl'. Already scarce, especially in this condition.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni25,02 €

SUPPLE B.MareMagnum

The Royal Exchange Insurance. A History of British Insurance 1720-1970, [Foreword by Lord Kindersley].

19708vo., First Edition, with a folding coloured frontispiece, 4 coloured plates; 14 plates on 10 and numerous diagrams and table in the text; original green buckram, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, green top, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper.

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WALLER MaureenMareMagnum

London 1945. Life in the Debris of War.

20048vo., First Edition, with 36 plates on 24 and endpaper maps; cloth, backstrip lettered in red; a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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WALLINGTON NeilMareMagnum

Firemen at War. The Work of London's Fire-Fighters in the Second World War.

19818vo., First Edition, with 27 plates on 16; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers both London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service. Enser, p.88.

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WARWICK Alan R.MareMagnum

The Phoenix Suburb. A South London Social History. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

19728vo., First Edition, with 54 plates on 32 and front and rear endpaper maps; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A standard reference on Norwood and the Crystal Palace. THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC STUDY IS NOW SCARCE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION.

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WHITE C.A.MareMagnum

Sweet Hampstead and its Associations. REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

1900Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, title in red and black, and 66 illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original grey decorative cloth, upper board blocked with floral arabesque in gilt enclosing title lettered in gilt, back decorative gilt, uncut, black endpapers, joints very lightly rubbed else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. One of the scarcer modern histories, well-illustrated and with great detail of personalities and residences.

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HAMILTON OliveMareMagnum

Royal Greenwich. A Guide and History to London's most historic Borough. Foreword by Sir Arthur Bryant. Cover Drawings by John Bratby.

19694to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout and pictorial endpapers; original pictorial white boards, a very good, bright, clean copy. With wrap-around cover artwork by Bratby

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni29,57 €

HAMILTON OliveMareMagnum

Royal Greenwich. A Guide and History to London's most historic Borough. Foreword by Sir Arthur Bryant. Cover Drawings by John Bratby. [Second Impression].

19694to., Second Impression, with very numerous photographs throughout and pictorial endpapers; original pictorial white boards, a very good, bright, clean copy. With wrap-around cover artwork by Bratby. Published a month after the first edition.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni13,65 €

FOSS MichaelMareMagnum

Famous Regiments. The Royal Fusiliers. (The 7th Regiment of Foot). [Introductions by Lt. General Sir Brian Horrocks]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

19678vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. Published in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. Sutcliffe, p.60.

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HOPKINSON H.L.MareMagnum

The History of Merchant Taylors' Hall.

1931Roy. 8vo., on laid paper, with a frontispiece and 19 plates; decorative cloth gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a fine copy. This privately printed work remains the definitive history

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GUILDHALL LIBRARYMareMagnum

Landmarks of the City of London in the Eighteenth Century. Twelve Engravings in the Guildhall Library. [Second Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL PORTFOLIO

1987Folio, Second Edition, 12 lithographed plates plus 2 sheets (title and index); housed in card portfolio with illustration mounted on upper wrapper, silk ties, a very good, clean copy. First issued as a collection of eighteen collotype plates in 1969. The engravings are: View of London with the Bridge (after Canaletto); View of the Monument (after Canaletto); NW View of St. Paul's (Muller); View of London Bridge (Scott); Guild Hall (anon); Mansion House (Bowles); Royal Exchange (Maurer); St. Mary le Bow in Cheapside (Bowles); St. Brides (Donowell); Custom House (Maurer); NW View of the Tower (Maurer); N View of London (anon).

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