1872 · London
by Hotten John Camden
London: John Camden Hotten, 1872. Seventieth thousand, 8vo, pp. xxi, [3], 305, [1], 5, [1] ads, [28] ads; frontis map of the begging district; original green cloth gilt, extremities rubbed and worn, else a good, sound copy with prefaces from the first three editions. First published in 1859 (3000 words); this edition with over 10,000. Includes A History of Cant, or the Secret Language of Vagabonds, and a Bibliography of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Literature. Vancil, p. 114.
(Inventory #: 52271)