Wilfred Whitten — London in Song

London, Grant Richards, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of song of London, for the lover of London. First edition. A collection of over two hundred poems or sets of verses exhibiting the city of London, with chapters on London Town, London River, London City, and more. Written by Wilfred Whitten, a British writer and editor. In the original brown cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine resulting in minor loss. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1899. Good . Ill.: None. Good .