KENSINGTON PICTURESQUE & HISTORICAL
London: Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. "This sumptuous work contains full and descriptive accounts of the parish of Kensington and the adjoining Palace and Gardens, with the changes and improvements of the past half century or more; notices of Kensington celebrities and of the great national institutions which have sprung up at Kensington Gore and Brompton Park; and a fund of discursive matter of local and historical interest." Royal octavo: xix, 287, lxiv [subscribers list], [7, ads] pp. with over 300 illustrations, some hand-colored, and 3 maps. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titles and dentelles. Some mild edgewear; otherwise very good. Very good. Item #78347
Price: $75.00