A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to The Thames & A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London

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Published by Ward, Lock and Co., Limited c1930-1937, London, 1930

About this Item

A delightful set of topographical works regarding London and the River Thames, with folding maps and illustrations. Four volumes. A collection of topographical works on London and the River Thames, containing four volumes of A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London, being different editions. This set contains: A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to The Thames, c1930. Fifth edition, revised. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, five further folding maps, and ninety illustrations on plates. Collated complete. Being a practical guide along the River Thames from Putney to Cricklade, with notes on navigation, sculling, punting, sailing, motor-boating, camping, motoring, river regattas, a full description of the river, and a guide for anglers. A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London, 1931. Forty-ninth edition, revised. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, three additional folding maps, two double-page plans, and over one hundred illustrations on plates. Collated complete. A tourist handbook to the city of London, England. With commentary on local characteristics, hotels, restaurants, tips for getting about, railway maps, and amusements including theatres and music halls, sports and games, as well as areas of historical interest. A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London, 1935. Fifty-first edition, revised. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, three additional folding maps, two double-page plans, and over one hundred illustrations on plates. Collated complete. A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London, 1937. Fifty-second edition, revised. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, three additional folding maps, two double-page plans, and over one hundred illustrations on plates. Collated complete. Publisher's advertisements to the front and rear of each volume. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the foredge. Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to The Thames & A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London
• Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited c1930-1937, London
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book