The New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality : containing a true picture of modern high and low life from the splendid mansions in St. James's to the subterraneous habitations of St. Giles's ... the whole exhibiting a striking portrait of London as it appears in the present year 1772.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Pauline R. Goldfein Memorial Book Fund.

Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

King, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century.

London (England).

Genre:

Advertisements -- Great Britain -- London -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Montgomery, Robert (autograph) (bookplate)

Physical Description:

167 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm (12mo)

Other Title:

Twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Cooke ... T. Lewis ... R. Mariner ... and T. Shepherd ..., [1772]

Notes:

Sometimes attributed to Richard King, a pseudonym.

Last page Cooke advertisements.

Signatures: A-O⁶.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Pauline R. Goldfein Memorial Book Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Imperfect: p.xi-xii torn, portion of text wanting. P.29-32 wanting.

Bound with: The midnight rambler , or, new nocturnal spy, for the present year. London : Printed for J. Cooke, [1772?] (Item 1 of 2)

Cited in:

ESTC (RLIN) N41717.

OCLC:

23111569