City characters; or, Familiar scenes in town
Subtitle: Illustrated with twenty-four designs
Contributors: Croome, William, 1790-1860, illustrator; Bricher, engraver; Herrick, Henry Walker, 1824-1906, engraver; D. Appleton and Company
Publisher: Geo. S. Appleton, 164 Chestnut Street.; D. Appleton & Co., 200 Broadway.
Published: 1851
Place of publication: Philadelphia; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: City and town life; Occupations; Professions
Notes: Copyright 1850 by George S. Appleton.

First leaf (p. [1-2]) blank.

In green cloth.

Illustrations in the style of William Croome. Wood-engravings, p. [7], second count, signed: Bricher; p. [9], second count, signed: Herrick [i.e. Henry Walker Herrick].

"George S. Appleton's juvenile publications."--Catalogue, [12] p. at end.
Table of contents: title: The fruitseller; title: The white-washer; title: The cabman; title: The stevedore; title: The fisherman; title: The beggar; title: The laundress; title: The retired gentleman; title: Street minstrels; title: The store parter; title: The bill-sticker; title: The huckster; title: The walking advertiser; title: The loafer; title: The sailor; title: The street-sweeper; title: The dandy; title: The hospital nurse; title: The rag-picker; title: The man with the grinding organ; title: The policeman; title: The alderman; title: The woodsawyer.