Described by Disraeli as "a roost for every bird," London has been home to figures as varied as Winston Churchill, Virginia Woolf, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jimi Hendrix. Since 1866 the city has commemorated the link between notable figures and the buildings in which they lived and work through a series of blue plaques. Lived in London provides an introduction to the many people and buildings honored through this program that connects people and place, drawing out the human element of the historic environment and helping to ...
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Described by Disraeli as "a roost for every bird," London has been home to figures as varied as Winston Churchill, Virginia Woolf, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jimi Hendrix. Since 1866 the city has commemorated the link between notable figures and the buildings in which they lived and work through a series of blue plaques. Lived in London provides an introduction to the many people and buildings honored through this program that connects people and place, drawing out the human element of the historic environment and helping to save a number of London's buildings from demolition.
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Seller's Description:
Second Printing. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 4to. pp xvii, 637. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. With the small attractive bookplate, showing a bookish owl, of 'Oz' publisher, later media tycoon, Felix Dennis (1947-2014). He was also a distinguished poet, philanthropist, book collector and lover of trees (the Forest of Dennis. ) This book is very heavy, and delivery costs may be a consideration especially outside Britain. Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Like New. Size: 1x10x11; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Jacket taped to book. Clean, unmarked pages. xvii, 637 pages: illustrations (some color), color maps; 29 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
