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London, 1808-1870: The Infernal Wen (History of London)
by Sheppard, Francis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0520018478
- ISBN 13
- 9780520018471
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, USA: University of California Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. 49 monochrome historic illustrations on coated paper. 11 figures--population stats, maps, railways, etc. A 62 year history living in London, England--the people, the government, the growth of London before the railway and the effects of the railway age and steam power, sanitation and public health, the Poor Law, trade unions, the working classes, church and state, education, radical politics. 62 years of great change and transformation. Very clean and unmarked brown cloth with green title panel on spine, gilt titles within, upper corner rubbed, lower corners lightly scuffed; tight solid and square sewn binding. Former owner name on inside of front cover. Internals in Fine Condition. xx 427 pages with Bibliography and Index. 6.4 x 9.5 inches. 1971, University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025759
- Title
- London, 1808-1870: The Infernal Wen (History of London)
- Author
- Sheppard, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0520018478
- ISBN 13
- 9780520018471
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, USA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- LONDON, ENGLAND, HISTORY RAILWAYS PUBLIC HEALTH, LONDON POLITICS,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. Great Britain;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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