LONDON, PORTRAIT OF A CITY

Mr Samuel Johnson famously said that: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.”

This beautiful book by Taschen is an intimate portrait of London’s rich and remarkable history. Through beautiful images, this book is a fascinating photo story of the metropolis, right from the Victorian era to the present day. It is full of quotations that have been carefully selected from archives across the world, which give an entertaining narrative throughout the book.

Taschen’s London has something for everyone, from Victorian London to the Swinging Sixties; from the Battle of Britain to Punk; from the Royal Wedding to the 2012 Olympics; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton Hipsters and from pubs to architectural masterpieces. This book as Taschen say themselves is really the photographic tribute London deserves. £44.99 taschen.com