Old London Street cries; and the cries of to-day, with heaps of quaint cuts.

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TUER, Andrew W.

Old London Street cries; and the cries of to-day, with heaps of quaint cuts.

Old London Street cries; and the cries of to-day, with heaps of quaint cuts.

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Stock Code 107159

New York, Scribner and Welford, 1885

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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.

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.

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