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Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. Illustrated with eighty engraved plates, this is the first edition of Shepherd and Elmes's illustrated record of the architectural and urban developments transforming London in the early 19th century. The first volume only of this work. A second volume was published in 1829.Illustrated with an engraved title page, letterpress title page, and eighty engraved plates. Collated, complete.This work presents views of new streets, squares, bridges, and public buildings, of London, accompanied with descriptive text explaining their design, purpose, and significanceWith a contemporary inscription to a front blank.A collaboration between topographical artist Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and architect James Elmes, who were commissioned by Jones and Co. to illustrate London's newest, most modern buildings. In a full straight grain morocco binding, with gilt detailing and blind tooling. Significant rubbing to back strip - most concentrated to back strip head and tail - and board perimeters. Inscription to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. book.