Research Catalog

Title

Street life in London : with permanent photographic illustrations taken from life expressly for this publication / by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith.

Author

Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.

Publication

London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, [1877-1878]

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Details

Additional Authors

Smith, Adolphe.

Description

[4], 100 p., [36] leaves of plates : 37 ill.; 28 cm.

Subjects

• Street life > England > London
• Poor > England > London > History > 19th century
• Street life > England > London > Pictorial works
• Lee, Russel V > Provenance
• London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Pictorial works
• Poor > England > London > History > 19th century > Pictorial works
• Woodburytypes

Genre/Form

Woodburytypes.

Note

• Photographs by J. Thomson; text by A. Smith.
• Issued in 12 monthly parts, Feb. 1877-Jan. 1878. Part 12 includes 2 prelim. leaves (t.p., pref. and table of contents). Cf. 1969 reprint (New York : B. Blom).
• Illustrations: 37 mounted photomechanical prints : woodburytype, sepia ; 12 x 9 cm. or smaller (35), 6 x 9 cm. (2).

Contents

London nomades -- London cabmen -- Convent Garden flower women -- Recruiting sergeants at Westminster -- Street floods in Lambeth -- Public disinfectors -- Street doctors -- Street advertising -- Clapham common industries (2 figs.) -- "Caney" the clown -- Dealer in fancy-ware -- The temperence sweep -- The dramatic shoe-black -- "Tickets," the card-dealer -- The old clothes of St. Giles -- A convicts' home -- The "wall worker" -- Convent Garden labourers -- Halfpenny ices -- Black Jack -- The cheap fish of St. Giles -- Cast-Iron Billy -- Workers on the "silent highway" -- The street fruit trade -- The London boardmen -- The water-cart -- "Mush-fakers" and ginger-beer makers -- November effigies -- "Hookey Alf," of Whitechapel -- The "crawlers" -- Italian street musicians -- The street locksmith -- The seller of shell-fish -- Flying dustmen -- Old furniture -- The independent shoe-black.

Call Number

MFZ (Thomson) 01-11737

LCCN

82466566

OCLC

NYPG83-B28490

Author

Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.

Title

Street life in London : with permanent photographic illustrations taken from life expressly for this publication / by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith.

Imprint

London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, [1877-1878]

Local Note

NYPL copy: Lacks prelim. leaves issued with pt. 12. Title page reads: Street life in London / by J. Thomson, F.R.G.S., and Adolphe Smith. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. Pref. and "Contents of part II, March 1st" on 2nd prelim. leaf.

Binding: Contemporary half tan morocco and dark brown cloth. Backstrip damaged.

Provenance: Russel Van Arsdale Lee (bookplate).

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Local Subject

Lee, Russel V. Provenance.

Added Author

Smith, Adolphe.

Lee, Russel V. Former owner

Research Call Number

MFZ (Thomson) 01-11737