Modern London :
being the history and present state of the British metropolis, illustrated with numerous copper plates /
[by Sir R. Phillips].
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London :
Printed for Richard Phillips,
1804.
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Notes: | Half-title page: Description of the plates, representing the itimerant traders of London, in their ordinary costume; with, notices of the remarkable places given in the background. Each engraved plate hand-colored and accompanied by leaf of descriptive letterpress describing the cry and trade in the body of the text and, in the footnote, the London building in the background of the scene. First leaf of letterpress printed on both sides. Originally issued to accompany R. Phillips's "Modern London." Physical description: [31] leaves, [31] leaves of plates : col. ill., plan ; 27 cm. Binder's title: Itinerant traders of London 1804 Binder's title: Description of the plates... more |