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The Norton Book of London

The Norton Book of London

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The Norton Book of London

by Wilson, A. N. (Editor)

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0393036316
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9780393036312
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New York and London: W.W.Norton & Company, 1995. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First American Edition, 1955, in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. Binding of copper full cloth with black title panels on spine, gilt titles within, very clean and unmarked, no wear to extremities; binding tight and solid, inner hinge partially cracked. Internals in Fine Condition. Chapters on: The Waterloo Steps; Monuments; The Place: Districts, Places, Street Names; London Molehills; London Animals; Royal London; Characters; Mobs, Riots and Affrays; Clubs, Taverns and Coffee Houses; Mrs. Roebuck; and more. With contributions by Dickens, Shakespeare, William Blake, Boswell, Keats, Lawrence, Dostoyevsky, Lenin, Waugh, Eliot, Kipling, Martin Amis and others. .480 pp. Bibliography and Index. 1995, W. W. Norton & Company, W. W. Norton & Company.

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Title
The Norton Book of London
Author
Wilson, A. N. (Editor)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First US Edition
ISBN 10
0393036316
ISBN 13
9780393036312
Publisher
W.W.Norton & Company
Place of Publication
New York and London
Date Published
1995
Size
8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
Keywords
ENGLAND WATERLOO STEPS JOHN BETJEMAN MONUMENTS ROYAL LONDON CLUBS TAVERN HOUSES AND HAUNTS
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History. Great Britain;
X weight
28 oz

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Tight
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Cloth
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