1839 The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis

Description

Early Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

Second edition. First published in two volumes in 1838.

Complete in two volumes. 

Uniformly bound in half diced calf, with marbled boards. 

A comprehensive 19th-century historical survey of London's churches. Volume I describes twenty churches (including St. Paul's, All-Hallows, Church of St. Bartholomew and the Temple) and Volume II describes fifty-five churches (including St. Vedast, Trinity Church, Mary-at-Hill, and Peter le Poor).

Pagination restarts with each church described.

With thirty plates and in-text illustrations to Vol I and twenty-eight plates and in-text illustrations to Vol II. Collated, complete. 

Compiled by George Godwin, an influential British architect, journalist and editor of The Builder magazine, with the assistance of antiquary and editor, John Britton.