Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London, from the Roman Invasion to the year 1700; illustrated by eighteen engravings

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ANECDOTES OF THE MANNERS and CUSTOMS OF LONDON FROM THE ROMAN INVASION TO THE YEAR 1700 ; INCLUDING THE ORIGIN OF BRITISH SOCIETY, CUSTOMS, AND MANNERS, WITH A GENERAL SKETCH OF THE STATE OF RELIGION, SUPERSTITION, DRESSES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE CITIZENS OF LONDON. DURING THAT PERIOD, TO WHICtf ARK ADDED, ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CHANGES IN OUR LANGUAGE, LITERARY CUSTOMS. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN STYLE AND VERSIFICATION, AND VARIOUS PARTICULARS CONCERNING PUBLIC AND PK1VATE LIBRARIES. ILLUSTRATED BY EIGHTEEN ENGRAVINGS. By JAMES PELLER MALCOLM, F. A. S, AUTHOR OP " LONDINIUM REDIVIVUMS" AND OF "ANECDOTES I MANNERS ANS CUSTOMS OF LONDON, DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CF.N1 URY, ; LO N D O JVi ;ED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND SHOWN, PATERNOs . ROW Piiided ly John Nichols and Son, Rtd l.ion Pottage, J'lt^t Street, London.