The humours of rag fair, or, The countryman's description of their several trades and callings

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Title: The humours of rag fair, or, The countryman's description of their several trades and callings
Alternative Title: Countryman's description of their several trades and callings
Contributor: Abree, James, 1691? - 1768, printer.
Published / Created: [between 1717 and 1768?]
Publication Place: Canterbury? and England London
Publisher: James Abree?
Description: Verse begins: "Last week in Lent I came to town".
In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules.
The second woodcut is also found in ’A song in praise of the leather-bottle’ printed in Canterbury (ESTC T49424), probably printed by James Abree who was active between 1717 and 1768.
Mounted on leaf 58. Copy trimmed.
Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Provenance: One of three volumes of ballads purchased from P. Murray Hill by W.S. Lewis; July 1948.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : 21 x 33 cm
Language: English

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