{"product_id":"9781851245512","title":"Hawkers, Beggars and Quacks","description":"Author: Sean Shesgreen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781851245512\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bodleian Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Buy my Dish of great Eeles, Any Old Iron take money for, Twelve Pence a Peck Oysters, \u003cbr\u003eBuy my fat Chickens, Fair Lemons \u0026amp; Oranges\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcellus Laroon\u0026amp;#x27;s \u003ci\u003eThe Cryes of the City of London drawne after the Life\u003c\/i\u003e presents, in seventy-four striking portraits, a panorama of London\u0026amp;#x27;s marginal men and women: street vendors, hustlers and petty criminals together with the shouts (or cries) they used to hawk their wares, as they existed at the end of the seventeenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing an illustrated introduction which sets Laroon\u0026amp;#x27;s engravings within the tradition of the Cries, each portrait is beautifully reproduced with a commentary that illuminates the individual street-seller and their trade. The commentaries provide a wealth of detail about their dress, the equipment they used to ply their trade, the meat and drink of those they served and their own diets. This book also mines historical archives for contemporary reports about the colourful and often desperate lives of these hawkers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the historic material found in the Burney Collection of English newspapers, this book provides a fascinating insight into the men and women who made their livelihood, legally and illegally, on the streets of England\u0026amp;#x27;s capital.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857121595550,"sku":"ADS-9781851245512","price":69.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781851245512.jpg?v=1779155162","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781851245512","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}