LIVING LONDON Its Work and Its Play Its Humour and Its Pathos Its Sights and Its Scenes (3 Volumes)
Author: Sims (George R.) Ed. by:
Year: 1901
Publisher: Cassell
Edition Details: 1st Edn.
Book Condition: Vg
Price: £200.00
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Hardback. All 3 Volumes. Possibly a 'Subscriber Only' 1st edn. Showing all forms and phases of London life, from the highest to the lowest. The gates of the palace and the prison fly open, and the West and the East deliver up their mysteries. The contributors were selected for their intimate knowledge of the subjects allotted to them. They present a complete and comprehensive survey of the myriad human atoms which made-up the ever-changing kaleidoscope of one of the mightiest capitals of the world in the reign of King Edward VII. Contributors include : George R. Sims, Major Arthur Griffiths, R. Austin Freeman, Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes, Wilfred Meynell plus many, many more. Three Volumes : Vol. I - 384pp.; Vol. II - 384pp.; Vol. III - 383pp. All volumes profusely Illus. + Epilogue and General Index to Vol. III. 4vo. h/back. Red cloth with gilt lettering to sp. Lightly browned eps, sunned sp. to all 3 vols. but overall condition Vg. Images depict in order: Vol. I, Vol. II and Vol. III. Scarce. These 3 volumes weigh approx. 7kgs so will require additional postage.