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Composers, artists, and writers have drawn upon the image of pawnbrokers-Hogarth, Dickens, Joyce, Chaplin, and Jerry Adams. Yet pawnbrokers were rarely given due respect or praise, as it wasn't a ""proper"" business. In 1788 there were 51 pawnbrokers in Ireland, and over 600 by 1867. The pawnbroker was as common as the corner shop. Today, there are only six in the entire country. This history traces the rise and...
- PublisherCollins Pr
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1898256101
- ISBN 13 9781898256106
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages130
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