(028253) Yeo, Eileen, and Thompson, E. P.. The Unknown Mayhew. New York: Pantheon Books, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 489 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations. Henry Mayhew is knows as one of the fathers of modern social writing. His major work, London Labour and the London Poor, is one of the classics in the field. This new book makes available for the first time since they were originally published, his articles on the London trades, readable and deeply moving pieces on weavers and needlewomen, toymakers and woodworkers, tailors, tanners, and milliners ISBN: 0394468619 (Working Class, England, London, Poor, Social Conditions)
