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    The Pleasures of London by Felix Barker and Peter Jackson. Large-format hardback; 249 pages with hundreds of colour and black-and-white illustrations. Publication no 167 (2008). £30

    bomb damage (detail)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.

    St Paul's (detail)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.


    Tallis street view (detail)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.


    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.

    Whitehall Palace Plan (detail) The Whitehall Palace Plan of 1670 by Simon Thurley. Hardback, 65pp, with separate coloured and black and white plans. Publication no 153 (1998). £25.



    Cover illustration of 'The Royal Exchange' 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.

    Illustration from 'Drawings of Westminster' 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.

    Illustration from 'The London Surveys of Ralph Treswell' 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.

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