Old London Bridge: the story of the longest inhabited bridge in Europe / Patricia Pierce
by Pierce, Patricia
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- 0747234930
- ISBN 13
- 9780747234937
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About This Item
London: Review, 2002. Paperback Edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: vii, 344 pages: illustrations, maps; 20 cm. Notes: Originally published: London: Headline, 2001. Contents: What came before: 'to the Queen ... the custody of the Bridge' -- 'with speares sharpe groond for life and death' -- 'Jack Cade hath gotten London Bridge' -- 'this confusion of wives, so many ... great personages ... beheaded' -- ' ... one of the wonders of the world' -- 'the late terrible fire on London Bridge' -- 'keep to the left' -- 'a public nuisance, long felt, and universally censured' -- 'a remedy for this evil' -- What came after -- Sources and notes -- Acknowledgments -- Where to see Old London Bridge -- Chronology -- Index. Subjects: Bridges England London History. Old London Bridge. London (England) Buildings, structures, etc. London (England) History. London (England) Social life and customs. London (England) Buildings, structures, etc. Genre: Bibliography. History. Illustrated.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Old London Bridge: the story of the longest inhabited bridge in Europe / Patricia Pierce
- Author
- Pierce, Patricia
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0747234930
- ISBN 13
- 9780747234937
- Publisher
- London: Review
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
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