JOURNEYS THROUGH LONDON; OR, BYWAYS OF MODERN BABYLON. by GREENWOOD, James (James William), 1835-1929 :

London : Ward, Lock, & Tyler, [1867 (but later)]. An undesignated late Victorian reprint of these powerful sketches of London life at the extremes from the campaigning journalist, James Greenwood - "The Lambeth Casual" - At the Hospital Gate; Newgate Market; A Dog Show; Concerning Muffins; The Bones of London; Christmas Eve in Brick Lane; The Leather Market; Watercresses; The Song-Bird Market; The Gleaners of the Thames Bank; The Halfpenny Barber, etc. First published in 1867. "Mr. Greenwood gives us some thirty of his clever sketches, made on the spot and from life, in the dark recesses of the metropolis ... One word as to the style of Mr. Greenwood's narrative - it is excellent. Graphic and homely, it goes straight home" (The Globe, 14th December 1867). Crown 8vo (19cm). viii,232,16pp. Twelve lively double-page plates depicting the various markets, etc. Original decorative red cloth gilt over bevelled boards; all edges gilt; a touch sunned; some very minor wear; endpapers a little tanned, and one slightly cracked; a little shaken and slack, but a serviceable copy of an extraordinary window into the life of the London poor.