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Paved With Gold. or The Romance and Reality of the London Streets; an Unfashionable Novel
by Mayhew, Augustus
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1872. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Illustrations by H. K. Brown [Phiz].
Half-red leather to matching marbled boards and endpages; top edge gilt. Five raised spine bands with titles and decorations. 25 plates plus the frontispiece by H. K. Brown. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with rubbed corners and spine tips; small stain/spot on front fore edge of the text block. 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 408 pages. 4th Edition, originally published in 1852.. A tale of London life in the mid-Victorian era focusing on street life in the manner of Lamb and Dickens. The expressed goal of this book is to "write a truthful account of the miseries of criminal life" (from the preface).
Thus, this book tells the story of Philip, a child who grew up in the workhouse until running away to navigate the streets of London on his own. Paved With Gold, or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets is one of the most vivid books you would ever read. So, hold tight and enjoy the ride.
Half-red leather to matching marbled boards and endpages; top edge gilt. Five raised spine bands with titles and decorations. 25 plates plus the frontispiece by H. K. Brown. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with rubbed corners and spine tips; small stain/spot on front fore edge of the text block. 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 408 pages. 4th Edition, originally published in 1852.. A tale of London life in the mid-Victorian era focusing on street life in the manner of Lamb and Dickens. The expressed goal of this book is to "write a truthful account of the miseries of criminal life" (from the preface).
Thus, this book tells the story of Philip, a child who grew up in the workhouse until running away to navigate the streets of London on his own. Paved With Gold, or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets is one of the most vivid books you would ever read. So, hold tight and enjoy the ride.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011892
- Title
- Paved With Gold. or The Romance and Reality of the London Streets; an Unfashionable Novel
- Author
- Mayhew, Augustus
- Illustrator
- Illustrations by H. K. Brown [Phiz]
- Format/Binding
- A Very Good Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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