Date of publication from ESTC., First line of text: "The Right. Hon. the Speaker -"., In two columns with the title centered above both; the columns are not separated by a rule., Refers to Mr. Wilkes's 'History of England', vol. 1 of which was published in 1768, and to "Sermons for young women, in 2 vol. 12mo.", which may be a reference to James Fordyce's collection, which went into a large number of editions in 1766 and 1767., A selection of statements on contemporary events, made ridiculous by their association with other events., Mounted on leaf 35. 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.
Caption title., Anonymous. By Hannah More., This form of imprint was used between May 1795 and January 1796 (Spinney)., Verse begins: Near Lechlade town, in Glostershire ..., This edition has all except the price within a border consisting of intertwined ropes, one of leaf-like ornaments, the other of open ornamental dots; the words "Cheap Repository" interrupt the border in the center at the top; the two columns of text are separated by a vertical double rule., Below imprint: Great allowance will be made to shopkeepers and hawkers. Price below the border: Price an halfpenny, or 2s. 3d. per 100.---1s. 3d. for 50.---9d. for 25., Above imprint and below text, in italics: Entered at Stationers Hall., Entered in the Stationers' Register to Hannah More, 31 August 1795., The woodcut shows a family sitting by a fire at night in a room with a candle., This edition not recorded by G.H. Spinney, 'Cheap Repository tracts: Hazard and Marshall edition.' In Library, 4th series, volume 20 (1939-1940) number 3 (no. 35)., Mounted on leaf 26. 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:
Sold by J. Marshall, printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts, at no. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and no. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard; and R. White, Piccadilly, London. By S. Hazard, printer to the Cheap Repository, at Bath; and by all booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country
Date of publication from ESTC., First line: "Yesterday Dr. Prettyman preach'd at St. James's-"., In two columns with the title centered above both; the columns are separated by a plain rule., Refers to Sir John Fielding, who died in 1780. Similar item at T36832 with imprint: Fowler, printer, Salisbury., A selection of statements on contemporary events, made ridiculous by their association with other events., Mounted on leaf 34. 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:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Advertising, Newspaper, Wit and humor, and Reading
Whimsical effect of reading the newspaper crossways
Description:
Date of publication supplied by cataloger., First line: "In the House of Commons yesterday Lord Mulgrave"., In two columns with the title centered above both and the imprint centered below both columns; the columns are not separated by rules., A selection of statements on contemporary events, made ridiculous by their association with other events., Price statement below imprint: (Price three half-pence)., Cf. no. T179866 in the ESTC., Mounted on leaf 36. 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 the little a, No. 41 Leadenhall-Street, London
