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Description
Two volumes. Illustrated with 12 hand-colored plates. (4to) 9x6¼, period green half morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt. Very handsome copy.
Condition
Lower board edge of vol. 1 with a worn spot; corners rubbed; still fine.
About this book
The work is \"a survey of the sports and pastimes, tea gardens and parks, playhouses and other diversions of the people of London from the 17th to the beginning of the 19th century\". Includes descriptions and illustrations of Vauxhall Gardens, Southwark Fair, bull-baiting, bear-baiting, hazards, etc.
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