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Nairn's London

The city is never the same, one year to the next, and the annual spate of guides to it come and go. Nairn's London,however, has deservedly stayed:ever since its original publication in 1966, Ian Nairn's 450-entry "personal list of the best things in London" has had the reputation as thefinest, most stimulating London vade mecumof them all. Brilliantly and bitingly written, impassioned in its vision of the city and its history, this is a splendidly unique volume to be treasured by every connoisseur of the ever-changing city.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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