The Life of London

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-029760729-4 [0-297-029760729-4] [no date]. (Hardcover boxed set) multiple. Very good plus. Four volumes in a near fine black slipcase with gilt lettering and illustration to one side. Color illustrated map endpapers, illustrated title page, black and white and color photographs and illustrations, plans, notes, index. Light edgewear to the spines and the slipcase is lightly scuffed in places and has a small closed tear at the bottom. "This picture of the London of Queen Elizabeth (1558-106) is the result of Liza Picard's curiosity about the practical details of daily life that almost every history book ignores. As in her two previous, highly acclaimed acclaimed books - Restoration London and Dr. Johnson's London - she has immersed herself in contemporary sources of every kind". Time Period Elizabethan Era, Restoration & Victorian. Vol. 1 Elizabeth's London; Everyday Life in Elizabethan London. Vol. 2 Restoration London. Vol. 3 Dr. Johnson's London; Life in London 1740-1770. Vol. 4 Victorian London; The Life of a City 1840-1870. Locale: London--England. (History--England, History--England).