The Face of London by Harold P Clunn. 1956. H/C no jacket. Over 200 b/w illustrations. 628 pp.

A fascinating read with many little-known facts about the growth of today's great metropolis of London since the 1800s.

Even in 1827 Greater London was the largest city in die world with a population of 1,5 million. Divided into 25 walks and 4 drives, readers can go on a armchair-discovery of London through the ages, delighting in snippets such as: "The passing of the new Police Act produced the most beneficial effect upon the morals of the metropolis. The frightful scenes of bestial drunkenness no longer desecrated the Sabbath, and no longer rendered the public highways impassable to the well-conducted, nor were the slumbers of the tired citizens disturbed by the boisterous blackguardism of the drunken and dissolute." 

This is the completely new and revised edition of 1956 published by Spring Books, London. Condition: Good. Front pastedown and flyleaf has stains, as well as name of previous owner. Hardcover has slight wear and tear. No jacket.