Blue cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Name of publisher, Michael Joseph, stamped on spine. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Before the fire — Doctor Wren — Holocaust — Devastation and dreams — Realities of reconstruction — Fifty-one new churches — New Cathedral — Final view. Subjects; Wren, Christopher Sir (1632-1723). Wren, Christopher Sir (1632-1723) ; Juvenile literature. Great Fire (London, England : 1666). Historic buildings England London. Great Fire, London, England, 1666. Historic buildings. City planning England London History 17th century. Cities and towns Planning London History. Historic buildings England London. Fires England London. Architecture, Modern 17th-18th centuries England London. Fires England London. Architecture England London. Architecture, Modern 17th century England London. Architects England. Architecture, Modern 18th century