1924 The Great Plague in London in 1665

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First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, five folding plates, seventeen plates, and ten in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed historical study of the Great Plague in London during 1665, the most recent major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England. With remarks on: the first signs of plague, outbreaks, plague in the city, town and countryside, the peak of the curve, the decline, and the Oxford parliament. Written by Walter George Bell, a British writer and historian.