- City Scenes, or a Peep Into London

London, Harvey and Darton , 1828. Cloth. A children's guide through London's sights, illustrated with hand-coloured engraved plates. A delightful children's guide to London. Offering a glimpse into early 19th-century London life through descriptions of its streets, markets and landmarks, with depicting of famous buildings like St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London.In a contemporary cloth binding.This copy is illustrated with hand-coloured title page with vignette and fifteen hand-coloured illustrations on five plates. In total there should be eighty-seven across twenty-eight plates. Originally compiled by British children's publisher William Darton and later revised by Jane and Anne Taylor. In a contemporary cloth binding. Externally, with fading to the spine and marks to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spots largely concentrated to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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