{"product_id":"c1930-imperial-album-of-london-views-antique-british-photo-tourism-book","title":"c1930 Imperial Album Of London Views Antique British Photo Tourism Book","description":"\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   c1930 Imperial Album Of London Views Antique British Photo Tourism Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Imperial Album Of London Views\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  Published by E\u0026amp;S: London c1930 (undated)\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   In Original Hardcover Bindings\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Imperial Album of London Views is a charming pictorial record of London during the early twentieth century, presenting a collection of photographic views that capture the grandeur, history, and daily life of Britain's capital. Produced as a large-format souvenir album, it showcases many of London's most celebrated landmarks, streets, and public spaces, preserving a visual record of the city at a time when horse-drawn vehicles, early motor traffic, and Edwardian architecture still dominated the urban landscape. The photographs offer a fascinating glimpse into a London that was rapidly modernising while retaining much of its Victorian character.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                Among the views featured are iconic scenes such as the Royal Exchange, the Thames Embankment, Holborn, and other well-known districts that formed the commercial, political, and social heart of the Empire. The album highlights both the monumental and the everyday, balancing impressive public buildings with historic streetscapes and riverside panoramas. As a result, it serves not only as an attractive photographic collection but also as an important visual document of London's architectural heritage before many later twentieth-century changes transformed the city.\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Published by E. \u0026amp; S. of London around 1930, this volume reflects the popularity of photographic view books produced for visitors, armchair travellers, and admirers of the capital. Today it remains an appealing piece of Londoniana, offering collectors and historians a nostalgic journey through one of the world's great cities. The large-format photographic plates retain considerable documentary value, preserving scenes that allow modern readers to experience the atmosphere, scale, and character of historic London as it appeared nearly a century ago.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Light wear to covers and spine as shown. No inscriptions. Binding is solid with no loose pages. Pages clean and well presented with a few age marks here and there. A nice copy in very good condition overall. 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