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1. Bite upon the miser, or, A trick upon the parson by the sailor
- Published / Created:
- [between 1775 and 1783?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Trick upon the parson by the sailor
- Description:
- In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Caption title., Verse begins: "Young women, if you draw near awhile", Dated from the address; see see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736 1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157, at p. 157., In four columns, not separated by rules; title and illustration are above the first two columns; the imprint is at the foot of the fourth column., Mounted on leaf 10. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold in Aldermary Church Yard
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtship, Beds, and Bedrooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bite upon the miser, or, A trick upon the parson by the sailor
2. The Berkshire lady : in four parts
- Published / Created:
- [1800?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Caption title above the first two columns of verse. Also above first two columns is the imprint enclosed in square brackets and the woodcut of a bird perched on branch., Verse beginning "Batchelors of every station ..." in five columns not separated by rules., Above the first line: Part I., Date from ESTC., Mounted on leaf 8. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold by J. Evans, no. 41, Long-lane, West-Smithfield, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Love poetry, Courtship, Birds, and Tree limbs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Berkshire lady : in four parts
3. The farmer's courtship; or, The Mitcham widow
- Published / Created:
- [between 1754 and 1783?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Mitcham widow
- Description:
- Verse - "At Mitcham town did dwell"., In four columns with the title and three woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments; the imprint is below the last two columns., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 43. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Unrequited love, Man-woman relationships, Clothing and dress, social aspects, Courtship, Lifestyle, and Wealth
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The farmer's courtship; or, The Mitcham widow
4. The politick lovers, or, The Windsor miser outwitted
- Published / Created:
- [between 1757 and 1784?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text
- Alternative Title:
- Windsor miser outwitted
- Description:
- Verse in three parts begins: "Of all the merry folicks"., In five columns; the title spans the first two columns; the imprint spans the foot of the third through fifth columns; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., Dated from the address; see David Atkinson, "Street literature printing in Stonecutter Street (1740s-1780s)", Publishing history 78 (2018), 1-45., Mounted on leaf 66. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold at Sympson's Warehouse, in Stonecutter Street, Fleet-Market
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtship, Deception, and Man-woman relationships
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The politick lovers, or, The Windsor miser outwitted
5. The pretty green-coat boy's garland
- Published / Created:
- [between 1783 and 1796?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Title ends without a mark of punctuation., Verse begins: "You pretty young maidens and batchelors swe"., In four columns with the title above the first two; imprint at foot of the fourth below a single rule; the columns are not separated by rules, Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 67. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
- Publisher:
- Sold at No. 42, Long Lane
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtship, Lifestyle, and Man-woman relationships
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The pretty green-coat boy's garland
6. The princely lovers garland
- Published / Created:
- [between 1783 and 1796?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- Verse -- "Once I read a noble volume,"., In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules; there is no imprint., Divided into four parts; each part headed with a line reading "PART [roman numeral].", Column 2, line 1: "Prince and princess both admire"; column 4, last line: "Since he’s dead let us two die."; last line of text: "He is ace,borrinp royal sir,n." (apparently the last line dropped out and the types were replaced haphazardly)., Some letters of the title appear above the space between the woodcuts; in this printing, all or part of "Y[space]LO" are above the space. The right edge of the left woodcut aligns with the p in "princess" (column 2, line 1)., There are several printings from this setting of the text, with variations in several points: text of column 2/line 1, column 4/last line, and the last line of text; the presence or absence of part numbers; the alignment of the woodcuts with the title and text; and the presence or absence of an imprint., The other printings are ESTC N48661, T44329, N511125, N511126, and T44330., Dated from the address in the imprint found on one printing (ESTC T44330); see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 25. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- printed by Dicey's or Marshall
- Subject (Topic):
- Ballads, English, Disguise, Courtship, Lions, Shepherds, Shepherdesses, Animal attacks, and Kings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The princely lovers garland
