A survey of London : written in the year 1598 / by John Stow ; with an introduction by Antonia Fraser
by Stow, John 1525?-1605
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About This Item
Stroud : Sutton Publishing, 2005. 1st Edition in this form. Paperback. Very good paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Defective: pages recto and back cover text printed at a slight angle, but still perfectly readable. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 442 pages; vi, 442 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. maps ; 24 cm. John Stow first published his ""Survey of London"" in 1598 during the reign of Elizabeth I. His detailed description of the city and its suburbs was an immediate success when it first appeared and has remained a popular classic of English history ever since.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A survey of London : written in the year 1598 / by John Stow ; with an introduction by Antonia Fraser
- Author
- Stow, John 1525?-1605
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Publisher
- Stroud : Sutton Publishing
- Date Published
- 2005
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...