London: Its Celebrated Characters and Remarkable Places [Vol. I-II, IV-VI]

Title: London: Its Celebrated Characters and Remarkable Places [Vol. I-II, IV-VI] Author: Jesse, J. Heneage Publication: London: Richard Bentley, 1871. Description: Extra-illustrated edition of John Heneage Jesse's historical account of the people and places of London, with numerous plates, many hand-colored. Incomplete; 5 volumes only of a 6-volume set. Title pages in red and black. Bound by Bayntun for Brentano in full navy goatskin leather over boards, the covers gilt with the coat-of arms of the City of London within decorative borders, the spines gilt in six compartments, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, with the turn-ins signed by Bayntun and Brentano. 8 x 5.5 inches; 9.5 inches of shelf space; 5 volumes (various pagings). Bindings with moderate edgewear and interiors with occasional foxing. Very Good. A generally clean copy with an attractive shelf appearance.