2007, ISBN: 0719566398

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780719566394], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 11.08], [PU: John Murray, London], LONDON EXPANSION GROWTH ILLUST ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE, Jacket, This copy is in mint, unmar… More...

[EAN: 9780719566394], D'occasion, comme neuf, [SC: 11.08], [PU: John Murray, London], LONDON EXPANSION GROWTH ILLUST ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE, Jacket, This copy is in mint, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in mint condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. From the time of Nelson's death at Trafalgar to the opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park nearly fifty years later, London spread like a disease across the fields of Middlesex and Surrey. Foul and dangerous though it was to inhabit, in these decades London developed a new confidence in the intellectual purpose and lucrative promise of art, technology and science. This book is about the men and women who, through their genius and courage, luck and misfortune, anger and charm, put London at the cutting edge of cultural change. Theirs were the minds that moved the city that shook the world. They worked in basements and drawing rooms, in studios and museums, in learned societies and in the squalor of the debtors' prison. Charles Babbage created his calculating machines; John Martin devised a new system of clean water supply for London; John Mayall and Antoine Claudet perfected the daguerreotype; Michael Faraday harnessed electricity. They argued and fought, loved and envied, searched and dreamed, to convert the laws of nature into the purposes of life. Although it took fifty years to achieve maturity and direction, in the early decades of the nineteenth century London set itself on course to become the financial, entrepreneurial and intellectual capital of the world. Ref PP 5, Books<

2007, ISBN: 0719566398

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780719566394], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: John Murray, London], HISTORY BZDB2 HISTORY, BRITAIN – 1805-1851, INTELLECTUALS, LONDON, BIOGRAPHY HISTORY; BRITAIN/UK; & AUTOBIO… More...

[EAN: 9780719566394], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: John Murray, London], HISTORY BZDB2 HISTORY, BRITAIN – 1805-1851, INTELLECTUALS, LONDON, BIOGRAPHY HISTORY; BRITAIN/UK; & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. LONDON LIGHTS THE MINDS THAT MOVED CITY SHOOK WORLD 180551 AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Jacket, list of illustrations, preface by author, map – of London and of the places where people cited within the text lived, Dramatis Personae, notes, a brief bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with 2 inserts, of eight pages each,of black-and-white photography / illustrations. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Between the years of 1805 to 1851, "London developed a new confidence in the intellectual purpose and lucrative promise of art, technology and science. This book is about the men and women who, through their genius and courage, luck and misfortune, anger and charm, put London at the cutting edge of cultural change." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. People cited include: – Charles Babbage, Michael Faraday, Joseph Hume, Charles and Mary Lamb and George Singer. Very minor rubbing to the book corners and age toning of the textblock edges. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (7), VIII - XIII, (3), 400 pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Britain/UK; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0719566398. ISBN/EAN: 9780719566394. Inventory No: 0114542., Books<

2007, ISBN: 9780719566394

John Murray, London, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. list of illustrations, preface by author, map – of London and of the places where people cited wit… More...

John Murray, London, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. list of illustrations, preface by author, map – of London and of the places where people cited within the text lived, Dramatis Personae, notes, a brief bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with 2 inserts, of eight pages each,of black-and-white photography / illustrations. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip.Illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip.Between the years of 1805 to 1851, "London developed a new confidence in the intellectual purpose and lucrative promise of art, technology and science.This book is about the men and women who, through their genius and courage, luck and misfortune, anger and charm, put London at the cutting edge of cultural change." -- from the front fold over panel blurb.People cited include: – Charles Babbage, Michael Faraday, Joseph Hume, Charles and Mary Lamb and George Singer. Very minor rubbing to the book corners and age toning of the textblock edges.Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (7), VIII - XIII, (3), 400 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Britain/UK; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0719566398. ISBN/EAN: 9780719566394. Inventory No: 0114542. . 9780719566394, John Murray, 2007, 2.75<