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Lot 118:
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Lot of 10 Antique and Vintage Hardcover Books on London including Old London Town by Will Owen published by J. W. Arrowsmith, Ltd. Bristol c. 1922 3rd Edition, Signed with drawing by Author, blue cloths cover with decoration and title on cover and gilt title on spine; Two Thousand Years of London by C. Whitaker-Wilson published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. London c. 1933 1st Edition; History Under Fire – 52 Photographs of Air Raid Damage to London Buildings 1940-41 by Cecil Beaton published by B.T. Batsford, Ltd. London c. 1941 1st Edition, red cloth cover with gilt lettering; Three Volume Set – The Gentleman’s Magazine Library – Topographical History of London – A Classified Collection of the Chief Contents of "The Gentleman’s Magazine" from 1731-1868 Edited by George Laurence Gomme Published by Elliot Stock London Vol. I-III c. 1905 in brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine; London After Dark by Geoffrey Fletcher published by Arco Publishing Company, Inc. New York c. 1969 1st Edition, with original dust jacket; London Passed and Passing – Being a Pictorial Record of Destroyed and Threatened Buildings by Hanslip Fletcher published by Sir Issac Pitman & Sons, LTD. London c. 1909; The Gentlemen’s Clubs of London by Anthony Lejeune and Malcom Lewis published by Dorset Press c. 1984; and London by Tony Armstrong Jones published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson London c. 1958 1st edition in original dust jacket. Combined lot measures approximately 12"x10"x12".
Condition: Condition – London by Tony Armstrong Jones – Good – Dust Jacket is soiled and worn. Blue cloth cover had spotting and some wear to edges and spine. Toning to end sheet, first and last couple of pages. Binding tight; The Gentlemen’s Clubs of London – Good- cover has some soiling and stains, text block edges soiled. Toning throughout. Foxing to end sheets. Binding tight; London – Passed and Passing – brown cloth cover soiled with light wear to edges, corners and spine head and tail. Spine soiled. Gilt lettering strong. Bug eaten hole on upper edge. Foxing and toning throughout. Binding tight.; London After Dark – Very Good – light soiling to dust jacket, some light wear to spine head. Black cloth cover in perfect condition. Light toning to end sheets. Contents clean and tight; History Under Fire – Good – red cloth cover lightly soiled. Corners bumped and worn. Spine split at head approximately 2". Spine has wear and loss to head and tail. Block edge soiled. Foxing and toning throughout; The Topography of London Vol. I-III – Very Good – brown cloth covers lightly soiled. Corners bumped and worn. Spine show light wear. Head and tail bumped with some wear. Gilt lettering intact and strong. Top edge soiled. Foxing to first and last couple of pages in each volume. Otherwise clean and tight; Two Thousand Years of London – blue cover faded and worn. Corners bumped. Spine faded but gilt lettering intact. Some wear to joints. Head and tail bumped. Edges soiled. Foxing and soiling throughout; Old Town London – Very Good – cover and spine in very good condition, corners lightly bumped. Head and tail lightly bumped. Foxing and toning throughout. Binding tight. Please see photos.
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