Gilt Titles Little Faded, Internals Clean Tight And Unmarked. 5.5x8.5" 500g; 315pp. B/w Photo Frontis With 37 B/w Sketches/ Illustrations And 75 Half-tone Plates. in This Classic Of English Architectural History Summerson Provides A Perceptive And Highly Readable Account Of A Major Building Period In The History Of London. Encompassing The Architecture Of The Capital From The Great Fire Of 1666 Through The City Architects. Early Nineteenth-century Expansion, The Book Remains An Indispensable Guide To The Genesis And Development Of Georgian London. Summerson Examines The Way In Which Building Was Conditioned By Social, Economic, And Financial Circumstances And Discusses Some Of Britain ‚…s Most Important Buildings And Their Architects. Overall A Very Good Copy Of This Classic Text.