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SHEPHERD, Thos H
- METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS; OR LONDON IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: DISPLAYED
IN A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS OF THE NEW BUILDINGS, IMPROVEMENTS, &C. BY THE
MOST EMINENT ARTISTS. FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, TAKEN FROM THE OBJECTS THEMSELVES
EXPRESSELY FOR THIS WORK: Comprising the Palaces, Parks, New Churches,
Bridges, Steets, River Scenery, Public Offices and Institutions, Gentlemen's
Seats and Mansions, and Every Other Object Worthy of Notice Throughout
the Metropolilis and Its Environs With Historical, Typographical, and
Critical Illustrations By James ELMES. M.R.I.A. Architect.
London, Jones & Co, 1828. 172pp. 21 x 28 cms. Contemporary half leather
and marbled boards and marbled endpapers. Some foxing. The hinges have
plenty of life yet but are starting to split. 80 pages of plates as per
the British Library copy. British Library Catalogue states " With an
additional titlepage, engraved. A partial reissue of the 1827 edition
in that the titlepage, preliminary leaves and the main text up to p. 20
are reprinted with minor changes, including the resetting of the titlepage
imprint and date."Click
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