The changing metropolis : earliest photographs of London, 1839-1879 / [compiled by] Gavin Stamp

Stamp, Gavin

1984, 1st edition. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England : Viking. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #427968
ISBN: 0670800589

Physical description; 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Maps on lining papers. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24). Contents; The earliest photographs of London -- Old Westminster -- The Old City of London -- Old Chelsea and Thamesside -- Old South London -- Trafalgar Square and Northumberland House -- Regent Street and the West End -- New buildings of the early nineteenth century -- The new Palace of Westminster -- London's bridges and the Thames -- The new Thames embankment -- New streets in the city of London -- Holborn Viaduct -- The Crystal Palace and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew -- South Kensington -- Victorian improvements -- Building the Underground -- New railway termini -- Building St Pancras Station. Subjects; 1800-1950. Landscape photography. London (England) Photography. England London. London (England) History ; Pictorial works 1800-1950. London History 1800-1950 Pictorial works. England London.

Price: €10.95