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[CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878), illustrator]. Sinks of London Laid Open: A pocket companion for the uninitiated, to which is included a Modern Flash Dictionary. London: J. Duncombe, 1848. First edition. Quarter chocolate calf over marbled boards, spine titled in gilt, floral endpapers, t.e.g. Folding colored frontispiece by Cruikshank (heavily repaired with tape). Illustrated with humorous illustrations throughout the text by the artist. 8vo. 131pp., [1, ad.]. Boards rubbed, tears to tail exposing text, dust soiling to first few leaves. An excellent guide to London?s criminal world of the mid-nineteenth century.