WAGNER, Leopold. London Inns and Taverns. (1924 - FIRST EDITION - EXTRA ILLUSTRATED)

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AUTHOR: WAGNER, Leopold. 

TITLE: London Inns and Taverns.

PUBLISHER: London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1924.

DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION EXTRA ILLUSTRATED. 2 vols., 8-11/16" x 6", extra illustrated with the insertion of approximately 115 engravings, plates, and views etc., both bound in or window-mounted, some hand colored, bound in full contemporary purple morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, covers with interlaced decorative gilt borders, circular pictorial panel to front covers with multicolor morocco onlays depicting inns, gilt dentelles, marbled doublures, top edges gilt, each volume with 2 purple silk page markers, housed in matching open ended slipcases, by Bayntun for Lauriat of Boston.

CONDITION: Spines slightly faded, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, internally clean and bright, a VERY GOOD set.