The Cries of London: Exhibited Several of the Iternerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times.
by Smith, John Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1839. First edition of this collection of this work on the street cries of London. Quarto, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 30 engraved plates. In very good condition. A very nice example. Although recorded as early as the medieval period, the 18th and 19th centuries saw the rapid expansion of the custom of London street hawkers using distinctive, lyrical calls to sell their wares; they were the object of much fascination for poets, musicians and writers.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71850
- Title
- The Cries of London: Exhibited Several of the Iternerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times.
- Author
- Smith, John Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Bowyer Nichols and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- John Thomas Smith First Edition, The Cries of London First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Marbled boards
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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