An Alphabet Of London

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London is the only city in the world where you could ever find Gilbert & George sharing space with the Gherkin & the Globe while the Great Fire burns & a gin drinker glugs her favorite tipple, & where members of the Bloomsbury Group hail a black cab while barrage balloons hover over Broadcasting House during the Blitz. In A London Alphabet, Christopher Brown presents a series of wonderfully whimsical linocuts illustrating every aspect of London past & present, including personalities, buildings, monuments, legends, historic events, & other metropolitan icons. From Dickens, Dr Johnson, Tower Bridge, & the Shard to the Diamond Jubilee, Wimbledon, pigeons, & jellied eels, all London life is here. A born-&-bred Londoner, Brown recounts his own memories of growing up in the capital, & also describes how he creates his distinctive prints. His unique, often humorous take on London will delight anyone who lives in or visits the city.