London Characters And Crooks..
Olive pictorial cloth, gilt. Near-fine in VG+ slip-case.
£20.00
Publisher
Folio Society.,
Date
1996
Item Description
4to. 535 pp. + 20 illustrations.
Notes
Fascinating insight into the streets of 19th C London with accounts of the activities of the more common street-traders and entertainers and some exotics such as the Cigar-end Finders, the Sewer-Hunters and the 'Pure'-finders who collected 'dog-dung'. Riveting stuff.
[Stock No. 11032]
Subjects
Biography • History • London • Topography • Towns