The merchant's son; and The beggar-wench of Hull

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Title: The merchant's son; and The beggar-wench of Hull
Published / Created: [between 1754 and 1783?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-yard, London
Description: Verse - "You gallants all I pray draw near ..."
In this edition, the title has a semi-colon following "son", "beggar-wench" is spelled with a hyphen, and "Hull" is in italic capitals; the images are: left, a woman with her hand out; right, a man and a horse; there is no comma following "all" in the first line; the first two columns have the refrain "Fa, la, &c." printed below them; the colums are divided by columns of type-ornaments; the imprint is set on two lines, below column 4, with a row of type-ornaments (different from those used between the columns) above.
The first woodcut is of a destitute woman reaching out toward a doorway; the second woodcut is of a well-dressed man standing by a black horse.
Mounted on leaf 3. Copy trimmed.
Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Provenance: One of three volumes of ballads purchased from P. Murray Hill by W.S. Lewis; July 1948.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : 19 x 33 cm.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Single sheet verse
Broadside poems
Woodcuts England London 1760
Material: 2 woodcuts ;
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Topic): Broadsides
Disguise
Man-woman relationships
Begging
Taverns (Inns)
Robbery
Rogues and vagabonds
Horses
Doors & doorways
Beggars
Subjects: Broadsides > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Disguise > Early works to 1800
Man-woman relationships > Early works to 1800
Begging > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Taverns (Inns) > Early works to 1800
Robbery > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Rogues and vagabonds > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Horses
Doors & doorways
Beggars
England > London > 1760

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