of the text, each on
a leaf of plate paper, while vignettes, maps, and plans are
liberally dispersed through the letterpress, which is executed
by Messrs. Virtue and Co., the well-known printers of the _Art
Journal_. As to the text, the industry, care, research, and
observation expended shew that it has been a labour of love.
No prospect of profit could urge the production of such a
work. It is, therefore, doubly reliable as a contribution
to the antiquarian, topographical, anecdotal, pictorial, and
descriptive history of an interesting locality, executed by
a writer who is 'to the manner born.' We fully hope that Mr.
Thomas Vincent, whose name is not unknown in the literary
world, will reap his reward of fame and respect from his
townsmen, and of fair profit, which his public spirit
deserves."--_The Morning Advertiser_.

"'The Records of the Woolwich District' deal with all the
parishes which surround Shooters' Hill, necessarily dwelling
most fully upon the northern slope. Of Shooters' Hill itself,
and of all the other suburbs, some novel and attractive
tidings may be expected."--_The Kentish Independent._

"There can be no doubt that such a work, adequately and
conscientiously executed, is much needed, and may be of great
value. It has been undertaken by Mr. Vincent, well known as a
journalist in the locality, and as the author of that useful
directory 'Warlike Woolwich.' ... The printing has been
entrusted to Messrs. Virtue and Co., the proprietors of the
_Art Journal_, a sufficient guarantee for its quality. We are
notified that there are over five hundred illustrations to be
introduced, including a series of maps and drawings, included
in the 'sealed packet,' and a hundred and fifty portraits of
public persons, past and present. ... We hope the publication
will command the success it deserves. The object of the author
is evidently not mere money-making; he has undertaken the work
from an earnest and enthusiastic desire to supply a worthy
history of the locality with which he has been for his life
connected, and we congratulate him upon the excellent promise
of his First Number."--_The Kentish Mercury_.

"The elegance of the illustrations at once attracts attention.
The pictures, not only in their abundance and their interest,
but in their exquisite present