[James Grant] — The Great Metropolis

London, Saunders and Otley , 1838. Cloth. A smart second edition of this charming London history from British newspaper editor, James Grant. Second edition. Second series. Complete in two volumes.In the original blind-stamped cloth binding. A well-ranged survey of London's history, politics, literature, and notable buildings, offering an engaging portrait of the city at the cusp of the Victorian era.  The work of British author and newspaper editor James Grant. Four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of Vol II. In the original blind-stamped cloth binding. Externally, smart, with mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines. Marks to the boards. Bookplate of one Alfred E. Hargrove to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional light spotting largely concentrated to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .