London: Vanished and Vanishing Philip Norman British History

A signed limited edition volume exploring London's fading historic architecture, complete with colour plates. Edition de Luxe, limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number 188.Signed by the author to the limitation page.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Beautifully illustrated with seventy-five colour plates painted by the author, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.This enlightening volume explores the older parts of London and the architecture either evolved, survived or faded over time, since the Great Fire of London and beyond, including those soon to be demolished. With chapters focusing on Southwark, ancient city relics, East End and more.Illustrated and described by Philip Norman, a British artist, author and antiquary.Bearing the bookplate of Frederick Arthur Crisp (1851-1922) to the front pastedown, an industrious genealogist who printed many works of genealogical interest at his private press at Grove Park. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Externally, smart, with largely handling marks to the boards and light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Bookplate of Frederici Arthuri Crisp to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the endpapers and offsetting to the front free endpaper. Very Good