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

Title
London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.
Author
Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887.
Publication
London : George Woodfall and Son, 1851.

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TextRestricted use Stuart 11967-11969Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Whymper, Elijah, active 1848-1863.
  • Mason, Walter George, 1820-1866.
  • Hine, Henry George, 1811-1895.
  • Anelay, Henry, 1817-1883.
  • Beard, Richard, 1801 or 1802-1885.
Description
3 v. : ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Alternative Title
Those that will not work.
Subjects
Note
  • Vols. 2-3 lack title pages.
  • Originally issued in 63 parts (nos.), comprising v. 1 and parts of v. 2-3, all that was issued in this ed.
  • The ill. are wood engravings by E. Whymper, W.G. Mason and others, after designs by H.G. Hine, H. Anelay and others, many based on daguerreotypes by Richard Beard.
  • Vol. 1: iv, [2], 492 p.; v. 2: 432 p.; v. 3: 192 p.
Contents
v. 1-2. The London street-folk.--v. 3. Those that will not work.
Call Number
SGF (Mayhew, H. London labour and the London poor. 1851)
OCLC
4719583
Author
Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887.
Title
London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.
Imprint
London : George Woodfall and Son, 1851.
Local Note
Copy in SGF: Vol. 1 only. "Answers to correspondents": [50] p. inserted at end of v. 1. Binding: Publisher's blue cloth. Black Temperance Collection.
Stuart copy: "Answers to correspondents": [106] p. inserted at end of v. 3.
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Added Author
Whymper, Elijah, active 1848-1863. Wood engraver
Mason, Walter George, 1820-1866. Wood engraver
Hine, Henry George, 1811-1895. Illustrator
Anelay, Henry, 1817-1883. Illustrator
Beard, Richard, 1801 or 1802-1885. Illustrator
Added Title
Those that will not work.
Research Call Number
SGF (Mayhew, H. London labour and the London poor. 1851) Library has: v. 1
Stuart 11967-11969
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