{"product_id":"the-history-and-antiquities-of-the-parish-of-islington-by-john-nelson-1823","title":"THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE PARISH OF ISLINGTON BY JOHN NELSON 1823","description":"\u003cp\u003e[NELSON, JOHN]. \u003cstrong\u003eThe History of the Parish of Islington, in the County of Middlesex: Including Biographical Sketches of the Most Eminent and Remarkable Inhabitants, With Some Account of Several Objects of Interest in the Adjoining Parishes. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Printed for and sold by the author, Middle Row Place, Holborn; K. J. Ford, Bookseller, 117, Upper Street, Islington; Rodwell and Martin, New Bond Street; and John Major, Fleet Street, 1823.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSECOND EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (22 x 13.5 x 3 cm); pp. [2], ii, 357, [16, index], [1, list of plates]. English text. Bound in contemporary full calf; marbled page edges and endpapers; twenty-three engraved plates, including a folding map at the front; printed footnotes; rear index. Condition: GOOD. Collated complete. Binding secure, with slight rubbing and fading to covers. Interior well-preserved, offsetting to the plates, the map with two short tears to the folds. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: A seminal work of local British history written by John Nelson and first published in 1811. The book is noted for capturing Islington at a critical turning point - just as it transitioned from a rural, idyllic village of agricultural workers and historic inns into a densely populated suburb of late-Georgian London.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57362765349239,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_3330_219e11ed-6276-4c17-8a7d-ab65b93394ea.jpg?v=1786276367","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/the-history-and-antiquities-of-the-parish-of-islington-by-john-nelson-1823","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}