- 1983 edition. 160 pages
- Published by Bracken Books / Bestseller Publications Ltd, London.
- Hardcover with dust jacket. Black boards. Approx A4 size book.
- Very good condition. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Small owner ex Libris stamp on first page.
With historical and descriptive text by James Elmes. Illustrated by a series of views from orginal drawings by Thomas Shepherd.
In the early nineteenth century when the cities of Britain were expanding and changing at an unprecedented rate there arose a great interest in the famous buildings that had survived from the past, as well as pride in the new developments which were taking place.
This enthusiasm resulted in the production of a number of illustrated books describing the country's most famous towns and cities, of which one of the best was London in the Nineteenth Century, published in 1827.
In this magnificent work, the artist Thomas H. Shepher (1792-1864) collaborated with the architect and writer James Elmes (1782-1862) to produce an illustrated historical and descriptive record of almost two hundred of London's finest buildings.
The result, printed in facsimile here, was a superb tribute to the achievements of one of the world's greatest capitals at a high point in its long history.
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