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London labor and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that can not work, and those that will not work

Title: London labor and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that can not work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.
Author: Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887.
Publication: New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1851.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 2	Request in advance	SGF (Mayhew, H. London labor and the London poor) v. 2	Offsite
Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M2 to submit a request in person.	v. 1	Use in library	SGF (Mayhew, H. London labor and the London poor) v. 1	Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	pts. 1-5, 7-10, 12-13	Restricted use	Arents BIP (Mayhew, H. London 1851) 04-345 pts. 1-5, 7-10, 12-13	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Description

2 v. (x, 531, 480 p.) : ill., ports.; 26 cm.

Uniform Title

London labour and the London poor

Alternative Title

London labour and the London poor

Subjects

Street life > England > London
London (England) > Social conditiond > 19th century
Poor > England > London
Working class > England > London
Street vendors > England > London

Note

Originally published: London labour and the London poor. London : George Woodfall and Son, 1851.
Vol. 2 lacks t.p.
Originally issued in parts. Title page and other preliminaries to v. 1 in pt. 11.
Illustrations: 52 prints : wood engraving ; full-page. By W. Roberts; copies of wood engravings in the original ed., many after daguerreotypes by Richard Beard.
Includes index.
Parts issue: Each pt. in illustrated buff paper covers. Prospectus and publisher's advertisements on p. [2-4] of covers of parts.

Contents

v. 1. The London street-folk. Book the first -- v. 2. The street-folk. Book the second.

Call Number

SGF (Mayhew, H. London labor and the London poor)

OCLC

4960347

Author

Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887.

Title

London labor and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that can not work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.

Imprint

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1851.

Local Note

Copy 2 in SGF: Parts issue, incomplete: Vol. 1 and p. 1-286 of v. 2 only. Bound in 1 v. Covers of pts. 1-16 bound in.

Arents copy: Parts issue, incomplete: Includes pts. 1-5, 7-10 and 12-13 only. Lacks t.p. and preliminaries to v. 1. Housed in black cloth solander case.

Arents copy: Provenance: F.A. Eustis (inscription on covers of parts).

Added Author

Beard, Richard, 1801 or 1802-1885. Illustrator

Roberts, William, approximately 1829- Wood engraver

Eustis, F. A. (Frederic A.) Former owner

Research Call Number

SGF (Mayhew, H. London labor and the London poor)

Arents BIP (Mayhew, H. London 1851) 04-345

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