THE GHOSTS OF FLEET STREET.
by GORE, John (John Francis), 1885-1983 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1928]. First edition. "No part of London has more lanes and courts than Fleet-street, and you cannot make their acquaintance in better informed company than that of Mr Gore. Fleet-street, he reminds you, was the habitation of men 1,500 years before the first house rose in Piccadilly, when Charing was still a village of inns and stables; under Shoe-lane, the first known Roman cemetery was recently unearthed ... while, when we come to the eighteenth century, it would seem that the ghosts of the great men must jostle each other in the narrow courts of famous taverns" (Daily News, 26th April 1928). With delightful illustrations by Joseph Pike (1883-1956) - "It was my privilege to provide a commentary on Mr Joseph Pike's charming drawings of old Fleet Street landmarks". Post 8vo (20cm). viii,114,[ii]pp. Sixteen gravure plates & twenty-three illustrations in the text, many full-page, by Pike. Original brown cloth, ruled and lettered in black and gilt; top edge gilt, other edges uncut; a hint of sunning to front board, a few minor marks and spots but overall still a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46206
- Title
- THE GHOSTS OF FLEET STREET.
- Author
- GORE, John (John Francis), 1885-1983 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1928].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Local History, Topography, London, Fleet Street
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