The Winchester wedding, or, Ralph of Reading, and Black Bess of the green. To a new country dance, or the King's jig

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Title: The Winchester wedding, or, Ralph of Reading, and Black Bess of the green. To a new country dance, or the King's jig
Alternative Title: Ralph Reading and Black Bess of the green
Published / Created: [1760?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed and sold in Bow-Church-Yard, London
Description: Date of publication supplied by cataloger.
Verse begins: "At Winchester there was a wedding".
In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules.
Mounted on leaf 67. 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 32 cm.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Poetry
Single sheet verse
Broadside poems
Woodcuts England London 1760
Material: 2 woodcuts ;
Subject (Geographic): Winchester (England)
Subject (Topic): Weddings
Marriage
Love
Ballads, English
Broadsides
Dance
Subjects: Weddings > Early works to 1800
Marriage > Early works to 1800
Love > Early works to 1800
Ballads, English > 18th century
Broadsides > Early works to 1800
Dance
Weddings
Winchester (England) > Poetry > Early works to 1800
England > London > 1760

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