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Robert Hale Ltd, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Robert Hale Ltd, 1990-03-30. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Second edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1980-11-17. Hardcover. Good.

Robert Hale Ltd, London, 1990. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. yellow end-papers; Famed throughout the world for its meat market, Smithfield possesses a long and turbulent history. Largely untouched by either the Great Fire of 1666 or Hitler's bombings, its streets preserve some of London's most ancient institutions. Over one hundred illustrations and photographs trace the development of Smithfield from Roman times to the present. The book records the growth of the notorious cattle market, the gaiety of the Bartholomew Fair, the history of the palace of the Bishops of Ely, medieval tournaments, crime and punishment, and the bawdy life of Cock Lane, one of London's earliest 'red-light' districts. Originally a 'smooth field' lying just beyond the City wall, over the years Smithfield has seen riots, public executions and healing. From medieval times it became a centre of industry where tanners, slaughterers, glue-makers and dyers… Read More

London: Robert Hale. This is a Good Copy of this book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with some light rubbing to the head of spine.This copy is lacking it's original front free endpaper.Not price clipped with NO previous names or inscriptions present.Welll illustrated throughout in black andf white,8vo 207pp Second Edition . Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 1990.