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      First published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate in 2014

      Copyright © Jonathan Meades 2014

      Jonathan Meades asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      Parts of this book have appeared in different forms in London: City of Disappearances, Granta, the New Yorker and The Times

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      Cover typefaces: Mistral and Antique Olive by Roger Excoffon

      Cover design: Jonathan Pelham

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      Source ISBN: 9781857028492

      Ebook Edition © May 2014 ISBN: 9780007568918

      Version: 2015-02-05