LAMOTHE, Alexandre de. Les Métiers infames. - Lot 71

LAMOTHE, Alexandre de. Les Métiers infames. Published in Paris by Bleriot frères in 1884. In octavo / In-8 format. Half burgundy cloth. Smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron and double fillet, title, author and monograms "J.S" in gilt lettering. 286 pages. Minor rubbing to cloth, headpieces and edges, corners dulled. Very rare foxing, slight browning to page edges. An incisively written pamphlet on the theme of infamous trades, including petroleum workers, garbage collectors, popularity beggars, pig scrapers, angel makers or idol makers for fools, mouron criers, corpse hunters, gargotiers, toad swallowers, red rabbit, sensitive crocodiles and other infamous Paname lickers.by French writer and archivist Alexandre de Lamothe. A good copy.