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LONDON STATISTICS 1910-11 VOL. XXI
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821006
Published by London County Council. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Dark green/blue cloth with white titles. Statistics of the Administrative County of London, and of the public services carried on therein; together with certain statistics of the adjacent districts. Ex-lib with usual markings and stamps to prelims. Spine browned and worn to top & tail. Boards bumped at edges. New endpapers. Text block browned.

THE LONDON ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Written by Ben Weinreb; Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1821001
Published by MacMillan. Circa 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

The most comprehensive reference book on London ever published. Revised edition. Pictorial cardwraps. xii and 1060 pages including index. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333576888. 7th printing. Spine faded with creasing to top & tail. Text block slightly grubby.

A TREATISE ON THE POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS
Written by Patrick Colquhoun.
Stock no. 1820998
Published by Patterson Smith. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition.

Publication No. 42: Patterson Smith Reprint Series in Criminology, Law Enforcement, and Social Problems. Reprinted from the seventh London edition, 1806. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0875850421. Boards lightly scuffed. Corners bumped. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Text block lightly browned.

LISTS OF LONDONERS
Written by Jeremy Gibson; Heather Creaton.
Stock no. 1820997
Published by Genealogical Publishing Company. 2nd 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. Beige cardwraps. Stapled binding. 39 pages. ISBN: 0806315636.

SPIV'S PROGRESS
Written by John Worby.
Stock no. 1820991
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1939. Very good condition.

Sequel to 'The Other Half'. Autobiography of John Worby, a spiv. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. Reprint. Covers and text block browned.

THE FLOATING PRISONS OF WOOLWICH AND DEPTFORD
Written by Reg Rigden.
Stock no. 1820990
Published by T.M.R.S.. 1st thus 1986. Very good condition.

Originally published in 1976, this is a reprint. Blue cardwraps with white title to front. 23 pages. Stapled binding. ISBN: 0907041647. Scuffing to front cover. Contents clean.

FIFTY YEARS OF A LONDONER'S LIFE
Written by H.G. Hibbert.
Stock no. 1820981
Published by Dodd, Mead & Company. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

Light blue/grey cloth boards, brown titles. 18 b/w plates. Spine browned and worn at top & tail with some fraying. Corners worn, small bump to lower front edge of board. Grubby marks to boards. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front hinge pulled and frontis almost detached. Scattered foxing throughout.

SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF LONDON 1939-45: A GUIDE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Written by Heather Creaton.
Stock no. 1820963
Published by The British Records Association. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Archives and the User No. 9. Red pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0900222123.

CAPITAL HISTORIES: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF LONDON
Written by Patricia L. Garside.
Stock no. 1820962
Published by Ashgate. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt titles and wrap-around vignette. B/w photos and illustrations. 117 pages. ISBN: 1840146540.

BERNARD SHAW'S PHONETICS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COCKNEY SOUND-CHANGES
Written by Joseph Saxe.
Stock no. 1820953
Published by George Allen & Unwin. 1st 1936. Good condition.

Plain cardwraps with title to spine and front. 86 pages. Covers are browned, stained and marked. Base of spine worn. Edges worn. Joints broken, covers detached. Contents otherwise tightly bound.

LONDON PRIDE: SONGS OF THE CITY
Written by M. Melville Balfour.
Stock no. 1820952
Published by The Homeland Association. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Songs in honour of the Guilds of London. Blue cloth spine, blue paper boards, dark blue titles. 52 pages. Boards browned and scuffed. Name in red ink to front endpaper. Minor foxing.

LONDON IDYLLS
Written by W.J. Dawson.
Stock no. 1820950
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1895. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth boards iwth gilt titles and vignettes to front. Floral endpapers. A few marks to boards, edges lightly rubbed. Joints starting to crack. Grubby pencil erasure to first blank page which is uncut from half-title page. One or two random foxspots.