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Mayhew, Henry, John Canning, (Ed.) Asa Briggs, (Intro.)

The illustrated Mayhew's London: The classic account of London street life and characters in the time of Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986

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Year of publication
1986
ISBN
0297789570
Author
Mayhew, Henry, John Canning, (Ed.) Asa Briggs, (Intro.)
Publishers
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Keyword
Experience, sandwich seller, Coffee stall, keepers, Street piemen, Street, boiled puddings, Statement, prostitute, Crippled seller, nutmeg graters, Music, duffers, Rosemary lane, Tricks, bird duffers, Street, trade, baked potatoes, Sheeps, trotter women, London, flower girls, Penny gaff, vic gallery,
Cover description
Near Fine
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 264 pages, heavily illustrated throughout with color and b&w prints, illustrations, photos, maps. Contents include: Experience of a ham sandwich seller, Coffee stall keepers, Street piemen, Street sellers of boiled puddings, Statement of a prostitute, Crippled seller of nutmeg graters, Music duffers, Rosemary lane, Tricks of the bird duffers, Street trade in baked potatoes, Sheeps trotter women, London flower girls, Penny gaff, vic gallery, etc.