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"This, the first volume of a valuable series, is perhaps one of the most interesting works of this kind. The facts and anecdotes which are woven into the pages are curious, and no doubt will be perfectly new to many readers."—Public Opinion.

"Will be immensely superior to the ordinary kind of serial hand-books, if Mr. Hubert Hall's scholarly and well-written book is a fair sample.... His account of the origins of our national finance is full of valuable information which cannot be easily found elsewhere."—St. James's Gazette.

"A valuable addition to the Camden Library, and contains great wealth of information, every item of which belongs to the category of 'things not generally known.' It does great credit to the persevering industry, discrimination, and literary skill of its author.... The book is admirably produced and indexed, and is readable throughout."—Daily Telegraph.

In this volume the author has endeavoured to preserve a record, before it is too late, of relics hitherto little known, though in their way most interesting—namely, the Sculptured House and Street Signs, put up as a rule immediately after the great fire, and which, when once removed, may soon and utterly be forgotten. The author deals with their meaning, associations, and many quaint stories relating to them.

The following list of the chapters will show the character and scope of this interesting volume:—

The volume is incidentally full of pleasant chat concerning Old London, its citizens and their life and surroundings in the old times. It is fully illustrated by sketches and photographs taken on the spot by the author himself, many of the sculptured signs particularly lending themselves to picturesque treatment.

Mr. H. B. Wheatley, F.S.A., the well known authority on London, has written an introduction to the volume, and a full index puts its stores of information at the reader's command.