Beautiful pictorial cover of the first edition of Henry Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)
Title page from the first edition of Henry Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)
Color illustration of a London tavern from the first edition of Henry Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)
First text page (on famous Southwark inns) from the first edition of Henry Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)
Illustration of two women at a table from the first edition of Henry Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)
Illustration of the George Inn from the first edition of Henry Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)
First edition of Henry Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)

Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909)

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First Edition of Shelley's Inns and Taverns of Old London, 1909,
With Color Frontispiece and 48 Illustrated Plates

Shelley, Henry C. Inns and Taverns of Old London. Setting Forth the Historical and Literary Association of Those Ancient Hostelries, Together with an Account of the Most Notable Coffee-Houses, Clubs, and Pleasure Gardens of the British Metropolis. Boston: L.C. Page, 1909.

Octavo. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

First edition, first issue, of this historical and literary survey of London's inns, taverns, clubs, gardens, and gambling halls, with color frontispiece and 48 illustrated plates depicting views mentioned in the text, in handsome publisher's pictorial-gilt binding. This work focuses on the golden age of London's social establishments (roughly the 17th century through the 19th century). Shelley argues that venues such as inns, tavern, and even pleasure gardens were perfected during that period. He also closely examines the literary and historical associations of the various establishments. Pencil owner signature. Only light rubbing to spine. A better than near-fine copy.

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