Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Daily life in Johnson's London Daily life in Johnson's London Richard B. Schwartz Drawing on a wide range of contemporary accounts and modern scholarship, Schwartz captures the very texture of the vanished world of eighteenth-century London--from fops to cock-fights, from the plea… OL18254163W
London Precincts London Precincts Fiona McCarthy xi, 244 pages : 22 cm OL20227685W
Building London Building London Bruce Marshall 304 pages : 35 cm OL2037520W
What Goes Around What Goes Around Emily Chappell 1 volume ; 20 cm OL21145289W
Rural London Rural London Kate Hodges 143 pages : 16 cm OL21145869W
London Orbital London Orbital Iain Sinclair A brilliant voyage of discovery into the deeply unfashionable fringes of London.'It isn't often that one reads a book and is convinced that it's an instant classic, but I'm sure that LONDON ORBITAL w… OL2118031W
London, sight unseen London, sight unseen Antony Armstrong-Jones Earl of Snowdon Interesting, notable and unusual buildings in London particularly less well-known and remarked ones. OL2226108W
A London year A London year Nick Rennison,Travis Elborough A London Year is an anthology of short diary entries, one or more for each day of the year, which, taken together, provides an impressionistic portrait of life in the city from Tudor times to the twe… OL24421528W
London London Peter Ackroyd "London: The Biography is the pinnacle of Peter Ackroyd's brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this work, Ackroyd brings the reader through time into the city whose institutions and idiosy… OL47993W
London for Dummies London for Dummies Donald Olson London is home to both the traditional and the trend-setting, from ceremonious pomp and pageantry to the "anything goes" aura of Soho. You can hang around the Tower of London or seek out the coolest … OL609696W
I Never Knew That About London I Never Knew That About London Christopher Winn Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to discover the unknown tales of our capital's history. Travelling through the villages and districts that make up … OL7918285W
Do Not Pass Go Do Not Pass Go Tim Moore "Moore is a talented and very funny writer" Daily TelegraphA book that tells the story of London since the thirties through the 28 streets, stations and utililties of the Monopoly board . In the wond… OL7921814W