Beneath the respectable surface of Victorian England lay a criminal world. Kellow begins his survey by looking at the penal methods. He then re-creates the showmen, religious fakes, garrotters, pick-pockets, prostitutes and magsmen who thronged the murky rookeries and "lays" of the cities.
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Beneath the respectable surface of Victorian England lay a criminal world. Kellow begins his survey by looking at the penal methods. He then re-creates the showmen, religious fakes, garrotters, pick-pockets, prostitutes and magsmen who thronged the murky rookeries and "lays" of the cities.
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Poor. Some outer edges have scuffs. Cover has scratches/marks. Textblock has tanning. Pages have foxing/tanning but still in readable condition. Despatched within 24 hours.
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Good. 1st Pelican Books edition, 464 pages, illustrated, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, repair to front hinge, tanning to page edges and spine, previous owner name on front endpaper.
