In the original dustsheet. Grey cloth binding with silver title on the spine.

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This beautiful book is a portrait of two Londons. One is a familiar and majestic capital; the other is a city less well known and often taken for granted. “David Gentleman’s London” covers the capital from the inner city to the outer limits. The traditional sights of London – Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square and St Paul’s – appear alongside many less familiar splendors such as Queen Anne’s Gate and Spitalfields, and often in powerful contrast to the new London that continues inexorably to develop unchecked around them.

Review: David Gentleman is at the top of his game. Every page is a delight. With a few strokes and a little color he conveys the atmosphere of his subject perfectly.

David William Gentleman RDI (born 11 March 1930) is an English artist. He studied art and painting at the Royal College of Art under Edward Bawden and John Nash. He has worked in watercolour, lithography and wood engraving, at scales ranging from platform-length murals for Charing Cross Underground Station in London to postage stamps and logos.

His themes include paintings of landscape and environmental posters to drawings of street life and protest placards. He has written and illustrated many books, mostly about countries and cities. He also designed a number of British commemorative postage stamps.