London - World City 1800-1840

Celina Fox [ed.]

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 1992

About this Item

A bright, illustrated account of London as an Imperial power in the first half of the nineteenth century. A profusely illustrated first edition, with colour plates. In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Edited by Celina Fox, Keeper of Paintings, Prints and Drawings at the Museum of London.This work is a comprehensive study of London during the period of cultural, artistic, philosophical, scientific, and technological growth between the American and French wars.Prepared for an exhibition mounted in Essen, Germany, this book is an exhaustive overview of the material culture of London at this point in time. The book begins with 14 essays by major British scholars on various aspects of urban life, from the Coronation of George IV to the rise of popular radicalism in political and economic thought. The final portion of the work is devoted to the exhibition catalogue itself. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, with only some small indentations to the rear board. Small closed tear to head of dustwrapper spine panel. Some light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 774F43

Bibliographic Details

Title: London - World City 1800-1840

Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book