A History of Vagrants and Vagrancy, And Beggars and Begging.

RIBTON-TURNER, Charles James.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1887. First Edition. Large Octavo, pp. xxi, 720. With 19 b/w illustrations, and a table showing the number of vagrants apprehended, convicted and discharged from 1831-85. Including and index of statutes, and index of beggars and a general index. In publisher's deep mauve boards with gilt titles to spine and gilt depiction of stocks to upper board. Repairs to splitting joints; wear to edges and corners. Endpaper guttering split, but binding solid. Slight age toning internally, otherwise crisp and clean. A good copy. A highly comprehensive treatment of the subject, beginning in 368 in Britain, and including chapters such as 'the Secret Jargon of the Vagrant and Mendicant', as well as reports on other countries in Europe. Item #45208

Price: £95.00