1841 London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition of the Religious, Regal and Civic Solemnities, Public Amusements, Scientific Meetings, and Commercial Scenes of the British Capital

Description

Decorative Binding, First Edition, Illustrated

The first edition of this profusely illustrated study of fashionable London architecture and interiors, with two volumes bound in one. In the publisher’s original purple cloth with gilt decoration.

Illustrated with a monochrome engraved frontispiece and forty-six monochrome plates to 'Volume I', twenty-six to 'Volume II'. With further black and white in-text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.

Two volumes bound in one, with separate pagination for each volume but no separate title page to 'Volume II' as usual. 

This highly illustrated work presents a history of interior design in London, depicting the grandeur of buildings such as Buckingham Palace, St. James' Palace, Westminster Hall, the British Museum, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and many more.