Mayhew's London / Henry Mayhew ; edited by Peter Quennell
by Mayhew, Henry (1812-1887)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0946495033
- ISBN 13
- 9780946495030
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About This Item
London : Bracken Books, 1984. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 592 pages; 592 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ""Abridged edition ... derived from the three-volume edition of 1861; the contents of a fourth volume, published in 1862, on prostitutes, thieves, swindlers and beggars, have been omitted in entirety."" -- Intr.Reprint: originally published, London: Kimber, 1951. Subjects: Mayhew, Henry 1812-1887 author and social reformer. Poor - England - London. Working class - England - London. Peddlers and peddling - England - London.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224507
- Title
- Mayhew's London / Henry Mayhew ; edited by Peter Quennell
- Author
- Mayhew, Henry (1812-1887)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0946495033
- ISBN 13
- 9780946495030
- Publisher
- London : Bracken Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
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