James Grant — The Great Metropolis

New York, Saunders and Otley, 1837 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the very scarce first US edition of James Grant's informative and engaging history of London. The very scarce first US edition of this work, which was first published in the UK the year prior.Volumes I and II bound together, with individual pagination, retaining individual half titles and title pages.This is a lively two-volume survey of London"s institutions, public life, and social character in the early 19th century.This work examines Parliament, the courts, theatres, churches, prisons, clubs, and markets, as well as the city"s manners, amusements, and everyday scenes.The work of British author and newspaper editor James Grant. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Back strip and spine label age toned, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Front joint head and tail starting, with board firmly held. Pencil inscription to a rear blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .