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Books and monographs
The
London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939-45 Atlas of
over 100 detailed maps printed in colour, with 22-page introduction by
Dr Robin Woolven. The maps cover an irregular area which extends
roughly from Hammersmith to Woolwich and from Highgate to Sydenham.
Large-format hardback, published jointly with London Metropolitan
Archives. Publication no 164 (2005). Unfortunately, this is now out of print and there are no plans to reprint.
Old
St Paul's: The Society of Antiquaries' Diptych, 1616 by
Pamela Tudor-Craig, with Christopher Whittick. Paperback, 305pp,
published jointly with the Society of Antiquaries. Publication no 163
(2004). £15.
John Tallis's London Street Views
1838-1840, together with the revised and enlarged views of
1847. Introduction and biographical essay by Peter Jackson. Our
publication reproduces all Tallis's detailed street views on 176 pages,
with a facsimile of an original part and a detailed street index. A
separate CD-ROM provides an index of several thousand named occupants
of the buildings. Hardback, 305pp. Publication no 160
(2002). £60.
Tudor London: a map and a view,
edited by Ann Saunders and John Schofield. Essays by John Schofield,
Stephen Marks and Peter Barber on the three known plates of the
Copperplate Map of London (c1553-8) and the View of the City of London
from the North (c1577-98).
Paperback, 57pp, with folding view and other illustrations. Publication
no 159
(2001). £12.
The Elizabethan Tower of London: the
Haiward and Gascoyne plan of 1597, by Anna Keay. Describes
the background to the plan, its fate and the three surviving copies of
the original. There is also a gazetteer of the buildings shown.
Hardback, 64pp, with three plans in colour and other illustrations.
Publication no 158 (2001). £30. The LTS edition is now out of
print but copies can be obtained from the Tower of London.
- Ward Maps of the City of London,
compiled by Ralph Hyde. Lists 110 maps and illustrates a map for each
ward. Ralph Hyde, former Keeper of Prints and Maps at the Guildhall
Library, provides a scholarly introduction to the subject and documents
all the known ward maps. Publication no 154 (1999). £24.
The Whitehall Palace Plan of 1670
by Simon
Thurley. Hardback, 65pp, with separate coloured and black and
white plans. Publication no 153 (1998). £25.
The Royal Exchange, a
collection of
30 scholarly
essays on the three Royal Exchange buildings, dating from
1566, 1669 and 1841. Edited by Ann Saunders. Hardback, 444pp, lavishly
illustrated in colour and b&w. Publication no 152
(1997). £45.
- Wyngaerde's Panorama of London circa
1544
with introductory essays by Sir Howard Colvin and Susan
Foister. Reproduces the original pen and ink drawing
in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Anthony van den Wyngaerde's panorama
dates from about 1550, and shows buildings along the Thames from
Westminster to Greenwich Palace. The panorama was the Society's very
first publication and is now back in print after nearly 120 years.
Fifteen sheets of the panorama, with keys to the buildings. Hardback,
46pp. Publication no 151 (1996). £35.
Drawings of Westminster by Sir
George Scharf with text by Peter Jackson. A selection of
21
pencil drawings from the British Museum's collection. The drawings were
done between 1859 and 1874 and show both interior and exterior views of
buildings in the Westminster area. Peter Jackson's text identifies and
describes the buildings, while plans indicate the spot from which each
drawing was made. Hardback, 59pp. Publication no 147 (1994).
£16.
- The Mercer's Hall by Jean Imray
with an introduction by Derek Keene. Publication no 143 (extra
publication for 1991). £45.
Copies should be ordered directly from Maney
Publishing, Hudson Road,
Leeds LS9 7DL (attention Liz Rochdale).
- Good and Proper Materials: the fabric of
London since the
Great Fire, edited by Hermione Hobhouse and Ann Saunders.
Contains chapters on brick, stucco, terracotta, carpentry,
ironwork, services and the Brooking collection. 70 pages,
numerous colour and b&w illustrations. Publication no 140
(1989). £8.
- Hugh Alley's Caveat: the Markets of
London in 1598 edited by Ian Archer, Caroline Barron and
Vanessa
Harding. Hardback 105pp. Publication no 137 (1988). £16.
The London
Surveys of Ralph Treswell
edited by John Schofield. Ralph Treswell (c1540-1616) was one of the
most important of the new breed of Elizabethan surveyors. The book
illustrates over 50 of Treswell's London plans, 11 of them in full
colour, and includes a description of his life and work. Paperback,
164pp. Publication no 135
(1987). £16.
- Robert Baker of Piccadilly Hall and his
Heirs , by
Francis Sheppard. The early development of Piccadilly. 77
pages, 5 maps and illustrations. Publication no 127 (1982).
£6.
- The Park Town Estate and the Battersea
Tangle , by
Priscilla Metcalf. The development of the Queenstown Road
area. 61 pages, 12 maps and illustrations. Publication no
122 (1978). £6.
- The Public Markets of the City of London
Surveyed by
William Leybourn in 1677, by Betty Masters. 5 pages, 15 maps
and illustrations. Publication no 117 (1974). £6.
- The London Panoramas of Robert Barker and
Thomas Girtin c 1800, by Hubert Pragnell. 27 pages,
illustrations. Publication no 109 (1968). £6.
- Index to Rocque's Plan of the Cities of
London and
Westminster and the Borough of Southwark, 1747 . Facsimile
of the original index. Publication no 108 (1968).
£6.
- The Survey of the Building Sites in the
City of London
after the Great Fire of 1666. Reduced facsimile of Mills
and Oliver's manuscripts plans, with introduction and indexes
by Philip Jones. 5 volumes, publication no 97/103 (1962-67).
£16.
- Berkeley Square to Bond Street, the Early
History of the
Neighbourhood , by B H Johnson. 240 pages, 19 maps and
illustrations. Publication no 86 (1952). £8.
Orders by post should be sent directly to the Society at
Flat 13, 13
Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK.
Postage and packing is extra. The postage for UK is the greater of £3 and 20%
of the total of your order before deducting any discount. The postage for abroad is
the greater of £4 and 25% of the total of your order before deducting any discount.
Members' discount applies to the cost of publications only; not to the combined price of
publications and postage.
Example: the Rhinebeck panorama for which the public price is £20.
Everyone pays £4 postage (20% of £20). Total price for non-members is £24
(£20 list price plus £4 postage). Total price for members is £19 (£15 for
publication thanks to members' 25% discount - and the same £4 postage).
We are happy to accept cheques, bankers drafts or
travellers cheques
made out in pounds sterling. If paying in foreign currency please add
the equivalent of £12 to cover bank charges. We do not accept
credit cards or debit cards at present. We do accept euro banknotes and US dollar bills
without deduction for bank charges, but at the sender's risk. This may
be a better way to make small payments.
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