[Rarebooks] FS: Mayhew's "London Labour and the London Poor" w/78 plates (ca. 1864)

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Mayhew, Henry. LONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON POOR: The Condition and Earnings 
of Those That Will Work, Cannot Work, and Will Not Work... London: Charles 
Griffin and Company. N.d. (circa 1864). Second edition. 3 vols. 
(6),544,(2);(6),576,2;(4),452pp. Double column text. Indices. Includes 2pp. publisher's ads in 
Vol. 2. Illustrated with 78 full-page woodcuts and a map. Frontispiece of Vol. 
2 is a portrait of the author. Orig. pictorial textured cloth, elaborately 
stamped in blind & gilt. Some minor fraying at hinges. The 3 vols. are housed in 
a custom made buckram portfolio and slipcase. Occasional light foxing of 
outer leaves. Old lending library bookplate on front pastedowns.     $600.00 
(trade discount allowed)
The woodcuts of the "London Street-Folk" are remarkable for their accurate 
portrayals, many having been based on daguerreotypes selected by Mayhew 
(1812-1887), a founder and one-time editor of Punch. There is a fourth volume called 
the "extra volume" which completes the set, but is frequently not present.

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