1912 The Langham Hotel Guide to London

Description

Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

Scarce in all editions, this is the 1912-1913 twenty-sixth edition.

Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and with numerous photographic vignettes throughout. Collated, complete.

Prepared for the use of visitors to the hotel, the work describes major landmarks, museums, galleries, theatres, and shopping districts, while also providing information on transport, etiquette, and the conveniences of modern London.

Blending travel guide with advertisement, it presents the city’s highlights through the perspective of a prestigious hotel.

With advertisements to the first forty pages, and the final few leaves.