Old London Street cries; and the cries of to-day, with heaps of quaint cuts.
by TUER, Andrew W
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York, Scribner and Welford, 1885. . First edition thus; 16mo, (13.5 x 10 cm); hand-coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations throughout, leaves slightly toned; publisher's marbled boards, heavy loss to spine, upper cover detached but present, hinges loose, original cloth ties; a fair copy.
A valuable record of life in London in the nineteenth century, with various anecdotes and historical accounts of the cries of London, from the first mention of London Cries in a quaint old ballad entitled 'London Lyckpenny' to London Cries written for the entertainment of children contemporary to the author's lifetime.
A valuable record of life in London in the nineteenth century, with various anecdotes and historical accounts of the cries of London, from the first mention of London Cries in a quaint old ballad entitled 'London Lyckpenny' to London Cries written for the entertainment of children contemporary to the author's lifetime.
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107159
- Title
- Old London Street cries; and the cries of to-day, with heaps of quaint cuts.
- Author
- TUER, Andrew W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York, Scribner and Welford, 1885.
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