c1880 Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

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Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Complete in six volumes. No edition remarks. A charming work on the history and people of the city of London. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous sketches both in-text and full paged. Volume one explores Roman London, Fleet Street, Lord Mayors of London, Saxon London, the Stock Exchange, Royal landmarks, monuments, Chaucer's London, and much more. Volume two explores London Bridge, the Tower, the Docks, various neighborhoods, inns, and much more. Volume three explores Westminster, The Strand, The Savoy, railway stations, Trafalgar Square, the River Thames, Scotland Yard, schools, courts, and much more. Volume four explores Buckingham Palace, Pall Mall, noble mansions, Hyde Park, the British Museum, and much more. Volume five explores the Great Exhibition of 1851, Holland House, the underground, further neighborhoods, and much more. Volume six explores the Southern suburbs, hospitals, churches, Greenwich Park, the Royal Observatory, and much more, with general remarks and a conclusion to the work. Volumes one and two are written by George Walter Thornbury, an English author and biographer. Volume three to six are written by Edward Walford, an English magazine editor and a compiler of educational, biographical, genealogical and touristic works.