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　　included in this book, many previously unpublished, London’s history is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.