Old publications about street cries
Street cries were once a popular subject of songs and literature in Britain, continental Europe and elsewhere. Each month throughout 2018 I'll be scanning and transcribing publications to build this collection.
- PUBLICATIONS
- PARTS/CHAPTERS
The Cryes of the City of London Drawne after the Life 1688
Twelve London Cries done from the Life 1760
Cries of London, as they are daily exhibited in the Streets 1796
The New Cries of London, with Characteristic Engravings 1803
The Moving Market: or, Cries of London 1815
The Cries of London, Shewing How to Get a Penny for a Rainy Day c. 1820
The Moving Market; or, Cries of London c. 1820
The Cries of London, for the Instruction and Amusement of Good Children c. 1820
Sam Syntax's Description of the Cries of London 1821
Costume of the Lower Orders of the Metropolis 1822
The Cries of London, Drawn from Life 1823
London Melodies; Or, Cries of the Seasons c. 1825
The New-York Cries, in Rhyme c. 1825
The Cries of London, Coloured c. 1830
The Cries in the Streets of London c. 1830
The Cries of London: Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders 1839
Knight's London: Street Noises 1841
City Cries: Or, a Peep at Scenes in Town 1850
Les Cris de Paris: Marchants Ambulants 1850
Alphabetical London Cries 1852
Alphabet Grotesque des Cris de Paris 1861
Scenes and Cries of London 1861
The Street-Music of Calcutta c. 1880
Bombay Beggars and Criers 1892
Grenadier 'Street Cries' cigarette cards 1902
A Walk through the Bazaars of Damascus 1906
Street Cries of an Old Southern City 1910
Players 'Cries of London' cigarette cards, 2nd series 1916
Wonderful London: London Cries 1927
Calls, Sounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street Peddlers 1936
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