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London. Portrait of a City

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Portrait of a City

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Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)Availability: In Stock
London is immersed in history yet tirelessly innovative, a city of exciting contrast. This XL portrait collates a mass of photographs retrieved from all manner of archives to present a visual map of the city—both past and present. Images of London’s diverse inhabitants, streets, and sites are woven throughout the book with key cultural references and informative essays.
Hardcover9.8 x 13.4 in.9.28 lb552 pages
“A fascinating book documents London’s urban development from Victorian era to the modern.”
Evening Standard
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London. Portrait of a City

London. Portrait of a City

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London Calling
A photographic journey through the history of this epic city
Samuel Johnson famously said that: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” London’s remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents are pictured in hundreds of compelling photographs sourced from a wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant. This book salutes all those Londoners, their city, and its history. In addition to the wealth of images included in this book, many previously unpublished, London’s history is told through hundreds of quotations, lively essays, and references from key movies, books, and records.

From Victorian London to the Swinging ’60s; from the Battle of Britain to Punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics; from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of the millennium; from rough pubs to private drinking clubs; from royal weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the wonders of Westminster; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton hipsters; from the power to glory: in page after page of stunning photographs, reproduced big and bold like the city itself, London at last gets the photographic tribute it deserves.

Photographs by: Slim Aarons, Eve Arnold, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Bill Brandt, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Anton Corbijn, Terence Donovan, Roger Fenton, Bert Hardy, Evelyn Hofer, Frank Horvat, Tony Ray-Jones, Nadav Kander, Roger Mayne, Linda McCartney, Don McCullin, Norman Parkinson, Martin Parr, Rankin, Lord Snowdon, William Henry Fox Talbot, Juergen Teller, Mario Testino, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many, many others.
The editor

Reuel Golden is the former editor of the British Journal of Photography and the Photography editor at TASCHEN. His TASCHEN titles include: Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, both London and New York Portrait of a City books, The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty, the National Geographic editions, the David Bailey SUMO and Andy Warhol. Polaroids.

London. Portrait of a City
Hardcover25 x 34 cm4.21 kg552 pages

ISBN 978-3-8365-2877-1

Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)
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Raina M.,September 20, 2025
Love visiting this store. It feels that empty space.

Magnifique

Mattéo,November 2, 2021
Ce livre est magnifique Londres étant ma ville préférée, j’ai été heureux de trouver enfin un livre à ce sujet. On voyage à travers un Londres qui évolue et change avec les années parfois dû aux avancées technologiques ou à des changements de souverains… malgré tout Londres reste une ville qui est pleine de charme, de personnes sympathiques et qui aujourd’hui est un mélange de moderne et d’ancien.

Great Purchase!

Thomas,October 31, 2021
I have always loved Taschen book and this is no exception - such beautiful pictures!

Wunderbar!

Christoph,October 29, 2021
Jedes Mal eine Freude, wenn man ein Taschen Buch bekommt. Alleine die Verpackung ist so sorgfältig und mit viel Idee gestaltet, der Inhalt über jeden Zweifel erhaben. So auch das große London Buch, eine Freude darin auf Reise zu gehen, in einer Zeit, in der man oft nur am Papier reisen sollte! Das entspannt ungemein.

Superbe

Laurent,October 27, 2021
Bel ouvrage, je me régale encore. Vivement les prochains

Superbe

Laurent,October 27, 2021
Bel ouvrage, je me régale encore. Vivement les prochains