{"product_id":"london-characters-and-crooks-folio-society-960","title":"London Characters and Crooks","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Characters and Crooks by Henry Mayhew. Edited and introduced by Christopher Hibbert. 20 leaves of sepia duotone plates. Pale brown endleaves. Coloured page tops. Bound in grey\/green buckram, blocked with a black and silver design by David Eccles. Black slipcase. 25.2x18.1cm. 542pp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon Characters and Crooks presents a colourful portrait of the people who inhabited the capital's streets, markets, taverns and criminal districts. The book brings together eccentric personalities, rogues and ordinary Londoners whose lives reveal the city beyond its respectable public image. Through anecdote and social observation, it captures the humour, hardship and ingenuity of urban life and provides an entertaining glimpse into London's less conventional history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216478978387,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421149118803,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/960.jpg?v=1792531885","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/london-characters-and-crooks-folio-society-960","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}