Paved with Gold or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets : An Unfashionable Novel by MAYHEW, AUGUSTUS - 1872

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1872. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Illustrations by H. K. Brown [Phiz]. Half-red leather to matching marbled boards and endpages; top edge gilt. Five raised spine bands with titles and decorations. 25 plates plus the frontispiece by H. K. Brown. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with rubbed corners and spine tips; small stain/spot on front fore edge of the text block. 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 408 pages. 4th Edition, originally published in 1852.. A tale of London life in the mid-Victorian era focusing on street life in the manner of Lamb and Dickens. The expressed goal of this book is to "write a truthful account of the miseries of criminal life" (from the preface). Thus, this book tells the story of Philip, a child who grew up in the workhouse until running away to navigate the streets of London on his own. Paved With Gold, or the Romance and Reality of the London… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1858 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 9" by 6". H. K. Browne [Phiz]. The first edition in book form of Augustus Mayhew's illustrated Victorian era social novel. Illustrated with an engraved title page, and twenty-five plates by Hablot Knight Browne, better known as 'Phiz', the well-known artist and illustrator renowned for his illustrations in the works of Charles Dickens, Charles Lever, and Harrison Ainsworth. Collated, complete. Augustus Septimus Mayhew was a renowned English journalist and author, best known for his works produced in collaboration with his brother Henry Mayhew.Divided into three parts, this is a tale of London life in the mid-Victorian era.The first edition in book form of this work, first published in thirteen parts between March 1857 and April 1858. In half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Head of front joint starting, with board tender. Rubbing to rear joint and board perimeters. Small loss of leather to back strip head. Rear… Read More

London : Chapman and Hall, 1858. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Phiz. A first edition of this novel by Augustus Mayhew. Augustus Septimus Mayhew (1826 – 25 December 1875) was an English journalist and author, born in London. He wrote in collaboration with his brother Henry. His individual productions include Paved with Gold, or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets (1858) and Faces for Fortunes (three volumes, 1865). Divided into three parts, this is a tale of London life in the mid-Victorian era. Illustrated by H. K. Browne, a.k.a. 'Phiz'. In a brown cloth binding. Externally sound, though with some marks to the boards and wear to the head and tail of the spine. Corners are slightly bumped. Front hinge slightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some scattered spotting and the odd patch of foxing throughout. Good

London: Chapman and Hall, 1858. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". H. K. Browne. A first edition copy of Augustus Mayhew's novel 'Paved with Gold', with numerous illustrated plates by the renowned artist H. K. Browne. Augustus Septimus Mayhew was a renowned English journalist and author, best known for his works produced in collaboration with his brother Henry Mayhew. Divided into three parts, this is a tale of London life in the mid-Victorian era. This copy has been rebound in a half polished calf signed 'Whitmore' binding, with marbled paper over boards and a bookbinder's label tipped to the front pastedown. With an illustrated title page and twenty five plates by Hablot Knight Browne (or Phiz), a well-known artist and illustrator renowned for his illustrations in the works of Charles Dickens, Charles Lever, and Harrison Ainsworth. Whilst there is no frontispiece plate to this work, this copy is complete with the plate '"Phil" Tries a New Walk in Life' bound… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1858. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [7], viii, [1], 2-408 pp. Green blindstamped publisher's cloth with gold lettering and gold decorations on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraved title page, and with twenty-five plates by Phiz, or Hablot K. Browne, Dickens' illustrator. One plate is bound as the frontispiece facing the engraved title page, the plate listed as facing p. 128 in the list of illustrations. NCBEL 951. Wolff 4683b. Mayhew's best-known work, written in-part at the behest of his brother, Henry Mayhew, a dedicated social reformer. Mayhew's book shines a light on the lives of London's economically disadvantaged citizens. A portion of the writing is based on interviews Mayhew and his brother conducted with working-class residents of London. A nice copy of an exposé on the difficulties of life in the industrial cities during the mid-nineteenth century. A small separation between the backstrip and the textblock, endleaves are toned and… Read More

London- UK: Chapman & Hall, 1858. PAVED WITH GOLD or The Romance And Reality Of The London Streets- by Augustus Mayhew- Illustrated by Phiz (H. K. Browne)- Chapman and Hall- London- UK- 1858- 1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall- VG/ no dj as issued- Brown blindstamped cloth with gilt titles and illustration on spine. Corners slightly bumped and light rubbing to extremities- binding is clean, square and tight. Binding by Bone & Son, Fleet Street London-UK- original binding- indicated on back inner cover- viii-408pp are clean, no tears or writing- armorial bookplate of Blackburne on inner cover endpaper. A notation in pencil by this previous owner (long time ago) that the books has sold as high as $55 in previous auctions)- light foxing on some pages, but very minimal. A nice clean copy of this difficult book. All plates by Phiz are present- See our Photos- Divided into three parts, this is a tale of London life in the mid-Victorian era.-… Read More