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SMITH, STEPHEN: : Underground LONDON - TRAVELS BENEATH THE CITY STREETS

LONDON.LITTLE.BROWN BOOK.2004.

ISBN 0316861340

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprinted 2004 (three times). NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,montage'd monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj with a mixed assortment of items as glossy,monatage'd monochrome thumbnail photographs and white+pale brown lettering to front panel,similarly lettered spine/backstrip,rear panel with critics' reviews with similar colored lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges bright and clean without blemish,fore-edges colud be very lightly toned or maybe coloured a light shade of khaki(?) as there appears to be no page-edge matching toning internally to text block; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, possibly unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering and publisher's colophon to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,3rd reprint edn,4-390pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters,a select bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w line illustration by Fred van Deelen to its reverse,a title page with publishing details and dedication to reverse,a contents list/table, acknowledgements with blank verso,an epigram (Ford Madox Ford,The Soul of London) also with a blank verso,and individual chapter separator pages with b/w line illustration by Fred van Deelen and blank verso to same. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 20 year-old age.It really is an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. London is a city that has been the source and inspiration of many books over the years,but in this fascinating new work,Stephen Smith explores the life and history of this great city from an unusual and original angle: underneath it. Beginning with the buried rivers beneath the capital - the Fleet,the Westbourne,the wonderfully named Earl's Sluice - and ending in the tunnels beneath the Thames Barrier, 'Underground London' is a remarkable journey into a subterranean world.It is a journey that finds Stephen Smith descending into St Andrew's crypts,where the dead are being raised; joining miners digging tunnels in deepest Cricklewood; and exxploring the culverts beneath Hampton Court,a remarkable passageway for Henry VIII's mistresses. Smith visits Victorian sewers,wartime bunkers and secret vaults.He meets the man who runs the disused Aldwych tube station and spends the small hours of the morning walking the now defunct Mail Rail,the miniature railway that at one point transported twelve million letters a day.And underneath the Palace of Westminster,he goes in search of here Guy Fawkes plotted many years before. Fresh,funny,and impeccably researched, 'Underground London' is 'alternative' history at its best - an illuminating glimpse into the hidden world beneath our feet. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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