Victorian And Edwardian London: From Old Photographs
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Step back in time to the gaslit streets and grand imperial thoroughfares of London at the height of its Victorian and Edwardian splendour — a city captured in breathtaking detail through the unflinching lens of early photography. Victorian and Edwardian London from Old Photographs presents a remarkable visual chronicle of the capital as it stood during its most transformative era, from the soot-blackened grandeur of St. Paul's Cathedral to the bustling horse-drawn commerce of its teeming streets, all introduced and illuminated by the wit and deep affection of one of Britain's most celebrated poets and architectural champions, Sir John Betjeman. Betjeman's introductions and commentaries bring an unmistakable warmth and erudition to the collection, situating each image within its social and architectural context with the authority of a man who devoted his life to defending Britain's built heritage. The photographs themselves serve as a powerful corrective to nostalgia, presenting the raw, unfiltered reality of a metropolis in flux — a city of extraordinary ambition and stark inequality. For historians, architectural enthusiasts, and lovers of London alike, this volume is an irreplaceable document that raises the haunting question: just how much of that world have we truly lost?
Author: John Betjeman
Format: Hardback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Step back in time to the gaslit streets and grand imperial thoroughfares of London at the height of its Victorian and Edwardian splendour — a city captured in breathtaking detail through the unflinching lens of early photography. Victorian and Edwardian London from Old Photographs presents a remarkable visual chronicle of the capital as it stood during its most transformative era, from the soot-blackened grandeur of St. Paul's Cathedral to the bustling horse-drawn commerce of its teeming streets, all introduced and illuminated by the wit and deep affection of one of Britain's most celebrated poets and architectural champions, Sir John Betjeman. Betjeman's introductions and commentaries bring an unmistakable warmth and erudition to the collection, situating each image within its social and architectural context with the authority of a man who devoted his life to defending Britain's built heritage. The photographs themselves serve as a powerful corrective to nostalgia, presenting the raw, unfiltered reality of a metropolis in flux — a city of extraordinary ambition and stark inequality. For historians, architectural enthusiasts, and lovers of London alike, this volume is an irreplaceable document that raises the haunting question: just how much of that world have we truly lost?