Enjoy planning a trip to London with these guides and maps or enjoy a fantasy holiday with a small carbon footprint using these museum guides, booklets and brochures to learn about places of interest in and around London. See pictures and read about the sculptures from the Parthenon at the British Museum. Enjoy the Tate Gallery or the Wallace Collection. Visit St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, the Royal Mews or the Queen's Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace. Discover the Queen's House in Greenwich, the Wellington Museum, Kenwood, Syon House, Chiswick House and its gardens, Osterley Park or the Bethnal Green Museum.
This collection of travel memorabilia includes:
Museum Guides:
The Queen's House Greenwich: A Short History, 1617-1937, Sir Geoffrey Callender, National Maritime Museum, 1960; 48 page soft-cover booklet with B&W illustrations.
A Guide to the Wellington Museum: Apsley House, C. H. Gibbs-Smith & H. V. T. Percival, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964; 60 page paperback book illustrated with B&W photographs.
Kenwood: The Iveagh Bequest - A Short Account of Its History and Architecture, John Summerson, Greater London Council, 1971; 24 page paperback booklet with B&W illustrations.
Syon House: A Brief History and Guide, 8 page brochure.
A History and Description of Chiswick House and Gardens, John Carlton, London, 1958; 32 page paperback booklet with B&W illustrations and fold out plan.
Landscapes from the Royal Collection, The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 1975-76; 28 page paperback booklet.
The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace: The Official Pictorial Guide, 1965; 28 page booklet with color and B&W photographs.
The Tower of London: Ministry of Works Official Guide - Two Shillings; 26 page paperback booklet with color cover and B&W illustration inside.
St. Paul's Catherdral, 1970; 12 page brochure lavishly illustrated with color photographs.
A General Guide to the Wallace Collection, London, Printed for the Trustees by William Clowes & Sons Limited and sold at Hertford House, 1976; 112 page paperback book.
An Historical Guide to the Sculptures of the Parthenon, published by the Trustees of the British Museum, 1969; 48 page paperback book with B&W illustrations.
The British Museum: Guide and Map, 1970; 48 page paperback booklet illustrated with B&W photographs and fold-out floor plan.
Official Guide to the Tate Gallery, 1974; 48 page paperback booklet with B&W illustrations.
The Tate Gallery: Room by Room, 1979; 24 page paperback booklet with B&W photographs.
Victoria and Albert Museum: Osterley Park; London, 1972; 62 page paperback book with B&W and color illustrations plus brochure from Early Neo-Classic Furniture in Britain 1755-80, 6 September to 19 November 1972 .
2 - Victoria & Albert Museum: Information & Plans, fold-out floor plans of museum.
Bethnal Green Museum, a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum, paper flyer with 4 copies of xeroxed illustration of farm in 1773.
Museums and Art Galleries In And Near London - 1974, small 18 page booklet.
Tourist Guides:
• 1974 Michelin Guide to Greater London
• 1977 Michelin Guide to Greater London
• 1979 Michelin Guide to Greater London
• 1978 British Tourist Authority Quick Guide to London.
• Leather-bound Nicholson's London Guide, 1968 compliments of the Northern Trust Company.
• Pocket Street Map and Visitor's Guide to London, a Daily Mirror Book
• Francis Chichester's 5 Language Guide to London (English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol) - not pictured
Maps:
• Geographers' Large Scale/Easy to Read London Map
• Bartholomew Central London Pocket Map, Scale 1:10,000, 1978
• Geographia Map of London, scale 6 inches to 1 mile, with diary of events for 1963-64.
• Geographia 30 Miles Around London
• 1979 British Tourist Authority London Map- Payment Terms: I prefer PayPal, but will also accept USPS Postal Money Orders.
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