Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the English (1813)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean by Howlett and Brimmer · leaf 55
which have a direct tendency to diminish thesupply; indeed the purchase of fish is a species of mono-poly in the hands of a few individuals, who vend them tothe retail fishmongers; a small quantity of the inferiorkinds is likewise bought by poor persons, chiefly females,who obtain a livelihood by…
Costume -- Great Britain · Great Britain -- Social life and customs
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