Item #275807 Metropolitan improvements; or London in the nineteenth century: displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c. by the most eminent artists, from original drawings, taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work ... comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ... with historical, topographical & critical illustrations, by James Elmes. Thomas H. Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer.

Metropolitan improvements; or London in the nineteenth century: displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c. by the most eminent artists, from original drawings, taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work ... comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ... with historical, topographical & critical illustrations, by James Elmes

1978, Facsimile Edition. New York: Mayflower Books. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Item #275807

Physical description; vi, ii, 172 p., plates. : Plates, plan. ; 27 cm. Subjects; Architecture — London. London (England) — Pictorial works. London (England) — Buildings, structures, etc. — Pictorial works.

Price: €18.00

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