{"product_id":"the-companion-guide-to-london-david-piper-9781900639361","title":"The Companion Guide to London [New Edn]","description":"Has strong claims to be among the best guidebooks ever written. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is surely remarkable to write of a guidebook that it is difficult to put down. But it is certainly true of this one. ECONOMIST\u003cbr\u003e Calls our attention to everything beautiful, historic or curious left in the heart of London. SUNDAY TIMES \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Piper's classic book is the most elegant, lyrical and stimulating of all guides to London, written with undisguised enthusiasm, intimacy and affection. It traverses London from Regent's Park to Lambeth, from the Tower of London to Kensington, with excursions on the river and forays to outlying points of interest, each chapter covering an area which can be comfortably walked in a day. The author draws out the individual character of each district through history, literature, art and architecture and his own informed and entertaining comments. This is an essential guide for those who really want to understand how London has developed; it has been thoroughly revised and updated for this new edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e DAVID PIPER was an art historian, director of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from 1973-1985, and before that director of the National Portrait Gallery, London; FIONNUALA JERVIS, who revised the guide, has edited and contributed to numerous historical and art historical publications, and in the course of this revision has walked every step of the way in David Piper's footprints from her home in Kensington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Piper, Fionnuala Jervis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 190063936X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781900639361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Companion Guides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97d","brand":"David Piper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074073424127,"sku":"9781900639361","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1c763de-65de-4163-9b38-5700ec8f3f7e.jpg?v=1685451625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-companion-guide-to-london-david-piper-9781900639361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}