The cries of London in six parts : being a collection of seventy-two humourous prints / drawn from the life by that celebrated artist Laroon; with additions & improvem[en]ts by L.P. Boitard.

Creator:

Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702.

Timespan:

London (England); 1740 (ca.); England -- London.

Date:

1740

Description:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.; Penn Libraries copy has bookseller's typed description (3 leaves with "Received 3 Nov 1971 Sotheby & Co." stamped on verso of third leaf), 1 folded printed sheet ([4] p.) advertising "The criers and hawkers of London ... edited with an introduction and commentary by Sean Shesgreen", and 1 folded photocopy of p. 64-65 of Shesgreen's introduction with a few ms. marginal notes laid in.; Penn Libraries copy: plates 2-9, 11-30, 32-55, 61, 70-72 each has a sheet of tissue laid in; plate 2 has ms. marginal note ("Hugh Massey") in pencil; plate 27 has ms. marginal note ("Hans Buling") in pencil; plate 38 has ms. marginal note ("Phillips") in pencil; plate 66 has ms. marginal note ("Clark") in pencil.; Purchase for the Penn Libraries made possible through the generosity of Dr. Satoko Parker.

Identifier:

9942494963503681; (OCoLC)ocn259235599; (OCoLC)259235599; (PUVoyagerBIBID)4249496; (PU)4249496-penndb-Voyager; 4249496

Language:

English; French; Italian

Provenance:

Parker, Satoko (donor)

Publisher:

London : Printed for Robt. Sayer ..., [1740?]

Relation:

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366323

Subject:

Cries.; Peddlers -- England -- London.; Peddling -- England -- London.; Peddlers.; Cries -- England -- London.

Resource Type:

Books

Physical Description:

72 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations; 32 cm (folio)

Personal Name:

Ravenet, Simon François, 1706-1774.; Boucher, François, 1703-1770.; Boitard, Louis-Philippe, active 1733-1770.; Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, bookseller.

Corporate Name:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Geographic Subject:

England -- London.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Captions in English; some also in French and Italian.; Date from bookseller's typed description.; Engraved title leaf (plate 1) signed: L.P. Boitard Delint., Ravenet Sculp. Plate 13 ("Dainty Sweet Nosegays.") signed: F. Boucher Del., P. Angier Sculp. Plate 37 ("Ground Ivy, Ground Ivy.") signed: Boucher del., J. Fougeron Sculp.

Physical Location:

Folio DA688 .L37 1740

Collection:

Rosengarten Family Fund.