Signals of distress in refuges and homes of charity : in industrial schools and reformatories; at invalids' dinner-tables, and in the homes of the little sisters of the poor; in Bethnal Green, and St. George's, Hanover Square; in the wake of district visitors; among the fallen, the vicious, the criminal; where missionaries travel, where Good Samaritans have clothed the naked; among the shoe- blacks and the rag-brigades, etc. By Blanchard Jerrold
by Jerrold, William Blanchard (1826-1884)
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London : Sampson Low, Son, and Co. Ludgate Hill , 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; iv, 309 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Charities � England � London. London (England) � Poor � History. London (England) � Charities.
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- Title
- Signals of distress in refuges and homes of charity : in industrial schools and reformatories; at invalids' dinner-tables, and in the homes of the little sisters of the poor; in Bethnal Green, and St. George's, Hanover Square; in the wake of district visitors; among the fallen, the vicious, the criminal; where missionaries travel, where Good Samaritans have clothed the naked; among the shoe- blacks and the rag-brigades, etc. By Blanchard Jerrold
- Author
- Jerrold, William Blanchard (1826-1884)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Sampson Low, Son, and Co. Ludgate Hill
- Date Published
- 1863
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