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Grace Derwent, Derek Brechin, Kenneth Derwent, A. G. Robertson; drawings by David Newton.
Discovering London: [consisting of Grace Derwent, Roman London; Derek Brechin, The Conqueror’s London; Kenneth Derwent, Medieval London; A. R. Robertson, Tudor London].
Published London: Macdonald, 1968.
ISBN 356024784 (Roman); 356024792 (Conqueror’s); 356024806 (Medieval); 356024814 (Tudor).
Binding: 4 x stitch-bound paperbacks plus a foldout 2‑colour map, all in a thin-card slipcase.
Printer: Purnell & Sons, Paulton.
Size: 112×178×30mm.
Each volume has 128pp including several illustrations, plus 8 pages of plates, all monochrome.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: the slipcase on this copy is creased, and ragged; slipcase and text pages yellowed with age; some general wear and creasing on the covers and spines; previous owner’s address sticker on the half-title page of the Roman volume, otherwise the main texts appear to be free of marking.
This item £8.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)Weight without packaging: 503g.
Originally issued in conjunction with a series broadcast by London Weekend Television, this was the first of two separate four-volume sets.
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