The Elizabethan Underworld
Salgãdo, Gamini
| Publication Date | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Folio Society, |
| SKU | 25402 |
| Notes | Very clean, bright and neat. |
Description
Hardback. xxi,248pp. A fascinating consideration of the lives and habits of Elizabethan low-life from the taverns, bear-baiting and brothels of London to the fairs and the highways of the rest of the country. 15 colour illustrations plus further black and white illustrations. Indexed. Includes a note on books relevant the topic. Glossary of underworld terms. Introduction by Michael Wood. Maps to endpapers. Bound in full black cloth blocked with a dramatic design by Francis Mosley in red and gold. Lettered in gilt in a gothic style script to the spine. Black slipcase.
