The Picture of London for 1806 Being a Correct Guide to All Curiosities,amusements,exhibitions, Public Establishments, & Remarkable Objects in or Near London with Tables. LEATHER

London Guide 1806

Published by Richard Philillips, London, 1806

About this Item

Sm Crown orig. leather worn at edges and back, professionally respined in matching cloth with new eps. Lacks pp.71/2, 261/4 but with index and fold out mileage chart for hackney carriages. Despite its deficiencies this is still a useful work for its history of London, historic buildings, the streets (all listed up), leisure facilities, law courts, opera, theatres, museums, private art collections, hospitals, canals, river Thames, royal residences, and a mass of contemporary 1806 information. 432 pp in all, + publisher catalogue (interesting in itself). An invaluable reference work for social, national or local historians. All pages clean bright & unmarked Size: Sm Crown. Seller Inventory # 001456

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Picture of London for 1806 Being a ...

Publisher: Richard Philillips, London

Publication Date: 1806

Binding: Full-Leather + Cloth Reback

Illustrator: Lacks 2 Maps & views.

Condition: Incomplete But Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Leather Case, No Jacket

Edition: First Edition.