1804 STUNNING Illustrations from Modern London Cries 1st FOLIO Color Engravings

1804 STUNNING Illustrations from Modern London Cries 1^st FOLIO Color Engravings

An impressive collection of 31 plates illustrating traders and workers of London. In the early 19^th-century, Richard Phillips published a work entitled “Modern London” which offered descriptions and illustrations of working Londoners. Notable illustrations include views of hotloaves crier, knife grinder, lavender woman, mackerel merchant, potato seller, and the showman!

Item number: #28275

Price: $995

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Description of the plates representing the itinerant traders of London in their ordinary costume

London: Richard Phillips, 1804. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • 31 plates w/ descriptions
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Visible discoloration on back board
  • Some water damage throughout
• Size: ~16in X 12.5in (41cm x 31.5cm)
• EXCEEDINGLY rare and desirable

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