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Published by Folio Society, London, 1998
Seller: Archer's Used and Rare Books, Inc., Kent, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. 2nd Printing. Previous owner's signature in ink. Book comes in its original slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Category: True Crime; England; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23415. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Published by Hardcover
Seller: Langdon eTraders, HARROW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Hardcover Good.
Published by Folio Society, London, 1996
Seller: Westwood Books, Cramlington, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. N/A (illustrator). 1996. Folio Society, London, 1996. Hard cover, slipcase. Book Condition : Near fine, like new, appears unread. Heavy book my require extra postage. Bookseller Inventory #007254. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. N/A.
. Book in Folio. Slight wear to upper edge of text. Otherwise pristine 535 pp.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1996
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. First Folio Society reprint. 535pp. Quarto [25 cm] Pictorially stamped olive green cloth over boards. Publisher's olive green topstain. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs by John Thompson, one of the early pioneers of photo-journalism. A detailed account of London's marginalized population in Victorian times, such as sewer hunters, mud-larks, dust-sifters, the strong man, crossing-sweepers, and much more.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1996
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial cloth hardcover in slipcase. Illustrated. Owner's bookplate to front free endpaper. Slight handling wear to slipcase. Otherwise a fine and handsome copy -- very neat! No upcharge will be requested for shipping within Canada or United States. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.
Published by The Folio Society., London., 1996
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy in near fine (light corner wear) slip case. 535 pps.
Published by Folio Society, 1996
Seller: Zach the Ripper Books, Gillette, WY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Folio Society edition. No additional printings are listed. The book is like new. No dust jacket, as issued. Comes with a slipcase. The SC has no tears, cracks or bumps. But, does have some shelf wear to the bottom and just a hint of wear to the top. Some very minor soiling.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1999
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Fine Binding. Condition: Mint. John Thomson (illustrator). Reprint. LONDON CHARACTERS AND CROOKS Henry Mayhew Edited and Introduced by Christopher Hibbert. Illustrations by John Thomson. The Folio Society, London 1999 Third Printing 536pp Illustrated Fine Binding. This mint copy is bound in green cloth covered boards with black and gilt titling and decoration to the spine and upper board. A dust wrapper is not called for. The text block is bright, tight, white and square. This copy is encased in a robust paper covered slip case which is also in mint condition. Henry Mayhew (25 November 1812 25 July 1887) was an English social researcher, journalist, playwright and advocate of reform. He was one of the co-founders of the satirical and humorous magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint-editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days. He is also known for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle that was later compiled into the book series London Labour and the London Poor (1851), a ground breaking and influential survey of the city's poor. Here are descriptions of street sellers, scavengers, street performers, dockers, whores vagrants and beggars. Ref MM2 Size: 536pp.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1999
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Condition: New. First Thus. LONDON CHARACTERS AND CROOKS Henry Mayhew Edited and Introduced by Christopher Hibbert. Illustrations by John Thomson. The Folio Society, London 1999 First Thus Third Printing. 536pp Illustrated Fine Binding. This new copy is bound in green cloth covered boards with black and gilt titling and decoration to the spine and upper board. A dust wrapper is not called for. The text block is bright, tight, white and square. This copy is encased in a robust black paper covered slip case which is also in mint condition. Henry Mayhew (25 November 1812 - 25 July 1887) was an English social researcher, journalist, playwright and advocate of reform. He was one of the co-founders of the satirical and humorous magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint-editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days. He is also known for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle that was later compiled into the book series London Labour and the London Poor (1851), a ground breaking and influential survey of the city's poor. Here are descriptions of street sellers, scavengers, street performers, dockers, whores vagrants and beggars. Ref FFF 4.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 2010
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Edited & introduced by Christopher Hibbert. Illustrated with b&w photographs (20 photographic full-page plates, including frontispiece). Includes index. First published by The Folio Society in 1996, this copy is the Fourth printing, 2010. Printed on Abbey Wove paper at Memminger MedienCentrum AG, Memmingen, Germany. Bound in publisher's original olive pictorial boards (full buckram, printed & blocked in black & gilt with a design by David Eccles), brown endpapers, top edge grey. NO SLIPCASE. No dustjacket issued. A FINE very nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. xvii + 535pp. Heavy thick book, extra shipping may be required. SB-13.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1996
Seller: Caffrey Books, Oundle, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Unread condition. No slipcase.
Published by Folio Society, London, 1996
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. B&w Illus (illustrator). 1st. 1st thus edition; in Very good slipcase; grey c w.black & gilt; 535 clean, unmarked pages Size: 4 vo.
Published by Folio Society, 1999
Seller: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Condition: Fine. Third printing. A fine 3rd printing in a fine slip case. Bindings are tight and straight, light wear noted. A lovely copy for a collector. Green pictorial cloth, sepia photo plates. Top edge green.
Published by FOLIO SOCIETY, London, 1999
Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada
Book
ILLUSTRATED DECORATIVE CLOTH. Condition: Near Fine. THIRD FOLIO SOCIETY PRINTING. SOLID & CLEAN, NO MARKINGS; WOULD RATE FINE BUT HAS A FEW COFEE STAINS AT BOTTOM EDGES OF PAGES. 535 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 1996
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Hardback. 1st thus. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine condition in Near Fine slipcase. An excellent copy. Sepia-toned photographs taken from John Thomson's Street Life in London published between 1877 and 1878. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 535pages. Between 1851 to 1862 journalist, Henry Mayhew, published his masterpieces 'London Labour and the London Poor' which detailed the realities of East End life in the middle of the nineteenth century, the day to day existence of the poor, the oppressed, the hardworking and the criminal, the pious and lascivious, their sorrows and hopes, the ways they thought and talked and how they passed their days and night.
Published by The Folio Society, 1996
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp xvii, 535. An As New slipcase supplied. 1st printing. Small ink mark to lower board.
Hardcover. Hardback. xvii,535pp. A substantial selection of 'characters and crooks' drawn from Mayhew's London Labour and the London Poor and from Mayhew's London edited by Peter Quennell. 20 illustrations. Olive green cloth decorated in black and gilt with a design by David Eccles. Black slipcase Very clean, bright and neat.
Published by Folio Society, London, 2010
Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Book
Hardback. Condition: As New. As new hardback copy. xvii, 535pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Published by The Folio Society, London .UK, 1996
Seller: powellbooks Somerset UK., Ilminster, SOM, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Folio Society Reprint. In this Folio Society Edition, of Henry Mayhew' London Characters & Crooks ' the boards are decorated with a block printed illustration and gilt lettering. the boards, and text block are square, tight and clean the slipcase is also tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only. This book are photographed as proof against in-transit damage.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. John Thomson (illustrator). A well presented copy of this highly detailed account of London's criminals, beggars and poor during Victorian times. Published by the Folio Society based on the first edition of Henry Mayhew's 'London Labour and the London Poor', which was first published in 1851, as well as drawing information from Peter Quennell's 'Mayhew's London' and 'Mayhew's Characters' and 'London's Underworld'. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth, with the original slipcase.Written by English journalist and playwright Henry Mayhew, who was best known for his foundation of 'Punch' Magazine, as well as for his work on social reform.This fascinating work presents the poor of Victorian society in London, from those who struggled to make ends meet, to the criminals, scavengers and beggars of the city.Illustrated with twenty plates taken from John Thomson's 'Street Life in London', which was published in monthly installments between 1877 and 1878. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth, with the original slipcase. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound, with very bright, clean pages. Slipcase has minor shelf wear only. Fine. book.