1951 The Thames About 1750

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Slipcase

In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with marbled paper covered boards, housed in the original paper slipcase.

First edition. 

Illustrated throughout with 258 figures, some of which are full page.

This work offers a detailed visual and historical reconstruction of life along the Thames in the mid-eighteenth century, drawing on paintings, prints, and contemporary accounts. 

Hugh Phillips (1907–1985), a member of the Council of the London Topographical Society, was a British historian and author specialising in the topography and social history of London.