Authorised Guide to the Tower of London, Issued by His Majesty's Stationery Office, Revised Edition May 1936. Crown Jewels, White Tower, Period Advertising, Ground Plans & Photograph. Printed Wraps. OP

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Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office / Eyre and Spottiswoode (Printer), London, 1936

About this Item

Here is the "Authorised Guide to the Tower of London", being the May 1936 Revised Edition, as published by His Majesty's Stationery Office. Bound in stapled wraps, printed black on gray-green, the pamphlet was printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd., and contains ground plans of the Tower complex, as well as a halftone photograph of the Tower, and a text describing the various parts of the Tower complex. It's a handsome touchstone from a prewar year, with period advertising that serves to prove that, even with war looming on the near historic horizon, life in London went on as usual.

The companies and/or products advertised in this edition of the Guide are :
** Mazawattee Tea
**Oetzmann Furnishing
** Golden Shred Marmalade
** Eagle Steamers ** Ross System of Height Improvement "Inches put you miles ahead"
** Where to Stay in London : The Berkshire, Room and Breakfast ; Cleve Hall Hotel ; Park view Hotel
** New Mansion Hotels "Hot and cold running water in every bedroom, night and day"
** Benbow's Dog Mixture
** Horrockses Sheets, Pillow Cases, and White Goods
** Puritan Leather Sole Shoes
** Symbolic Pneumonia Preventive and Cure (entire inside of back cover)
** Restall's Mid-Week Trips (Entire back cover exterior)

As with so much old ephemera, such advertisements as these contribute to our knowledge about commercial and business history of past times.

TITLE : Authorised Guide to the Tower of London
AUTHOR : Not credited
IMPRINT : His majesty's Stationery Office
PLACE : London
DATE : May, 1936
PRINTER : Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd.
EDITION : Revised Edition
STATUS : OP
DETAILS : Slim paperback; contains ground plans (Map) and one photograph; contains period advertising; iv + 32 pages; 4 3/4" x 7 1/8", printed wraps, stapled; printed black on gray-green; Crown devise on front cover.

CONDITION -- NEAR VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted :
EXTERIOR -- A small loss of surface paper displays just above the L in London, which partially effects a portion of the top of the L (This is likely a sticker scar - Hence the condition grade); slight toning about the edges; small stress creases extend from the spine; the corner tips are lightly bumped; else the cover is clean and crisp.
BINDING -- Solid.

Seller Inventory # 2174

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Authorised Guide to the Tower of London, Issued by His Majesty's Stationery Office, Revised Edition May 1936. Crown Jewels, White Tower, Period Advertising, Ground Plans & Photograph. Printed Wraps. OP
• Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office / Eyre and Spottiswoode (Printer), London
• Publication Date: 1936
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 13W x 13H x 1D inches 13 inches width by 13 inches height by 1 inches depth
• Weight: 1 pound
• Seller catalogs:
  • Castles and Fortresses
  • Architecture
  • London