The history of signboards : from the earliest times to the present day (1866)
Larwood, Jacob, 1827-1918, Hotten, John Camden, 1832-1873 · London : J. C. Hotten · leaf 250
ayment of which the distinguished cAe/receivedan autograph letter from the great novelist, accompanied by a live eagle.Alexandre Dumas expressed his regret at not being able to pay the bill,but suggested his exhibiting the eagle and the letter, which exhibitionwould inevitably attract crowds to his… … DOG S HEAD TN POT,(Boxburghe Ballade, 1GG5.) WIITSTIilNG OYSTER.(Drury Lane, 1S2..) ^ CHAPTEE VI. FISHES AND INSECTS. The Mermaid, as a sign, must have had great attractions forour forefathers. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and other dramatists,notice this taste for strange fishes. The ancient…
Signs and signboards
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