Why are these books so important?

Mar 3, 2018 | Diary Events

Why are these books so important to us in the here and now. Jack Adams has a collection of antiquarian books which are completely valueless. I collect books , old books, torn and sometimes coverless books. You can pick these up for as little as £2 at antiquarian book...

Cheapside Cross in 1547

Mar 3, 2018 | History

Cheapside Cross in 1547 from page 313 of Old and New London by Walter Thornbury Volume I published in 1897 by Cassell & Company, Limited. The volume comes from the library collection of Jack Adams. The image carries the notation: CHEAPSIDE CROSS, AS IT APPEARED IN...

Ludgate Circus and Lambeth Palace

Mar 2, 2018 | History

Ludgate Circus and Lambeth Palace from circa 1900 in the book 350 Views of London published by Parnell & Co., 63, Southampton Row, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C.. This book is in the library collection of Jack Adams. The images themselves come from unnumbered...