City Biography

Published by London, 1800

About this Item

City Biography, Containing Anecdotes and Memoirs of the Rise, Progress, Situation, & Character, of the Aldermen and Other Conspicuous Personages of the City of London. Second Edition, Corrected and Considerably Enlarged. London, Printed for the Author, by J.W. Myers, 1800. Author unknown. 8° (207 x 126 mm.), pp. 195, lacking the portraits and frontispiece sometimes present, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt rules and morocco lettering-piece, speckled edges. A collection of terse, often funny, and sometimes unflattering character-sketches. Bookplate of Algernon Dunn Gardner. A very good copy.

Seller Inventory # 1100BS

Bibliographic Details

• Title: City Biography
• Publisher: London
• Publication Date: 1800
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good