A broadside on Christopher Bullock, a tiny but fat watch and clock-maker in Suffolk; with a woodcut showing a portrait of Bullock, holding a wig in his left hand, mopping his brow with the other; with letterpress title and text, including information on other people of Suffolk including another dwarf Miss B-t-h-c-r, and a table listing market days and distances from London of towns on the road to Yarmouth, and with one vertical segment of type ornaments. See British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Pleasant, facetious, and merry dwarf of Bottesdale
Description:
Caption title., Woodcut of the dwarf dated 1755. See Sheila O'Connell's 'Popular Print in England' (British Museum 1999, cat.4.41) where she shows that the portrait was lifted from an etching of Jacob Powell made a year or two earlier (see British Museum cat.4.40)., Woodcut signed lower left with a italic 'g'?, and Preserved in a modern mount. For further information, consult library staff.
"View of the Tower of London from the river, looking east; a few boats by quay in front, some with tall masts, smaller boats in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802].
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "In the province of Ulster a farmer did dwell,"., In four columns with the title and a woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., The imprint in enclosed in square brackets., Mounted on leaf 57. 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:
Sold by J. Evans, No. 41 Long-Lane, West-Smithfield, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, English, Soldiers, Bedrooms, Beds, Bows (Archery)., Spears, Chamber pots, Confrontations, and Social life and customs
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., 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 and sold in Bow-Church-Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Winchester (England)
Subject (Topic):
Weddings, Marriage, Love, Ballads, English, Broadsides, and Dance
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "In Windsor famous town did dwell,"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Another edition with identical verse layout and woodcuts but with extended title is from Bow Church-yard., Mounted on leaf 68. 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:
Sold at No. 42 Long-Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Windsor (England)
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, Single women, Courtship, Soldiers, Suicide, Daggers & swords, Fighting, Wounds & injuries, and Crutches
Title above first two columns., In four columns with the title above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Date of publication from English short title catalogue., Verse begins: "Lovers I beg lend an ear to this story,"., In this edition the initial word "The" is captialized., Mounted on leaf 79. 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:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Barbados
Subject (Topic):
Love poetry, Parent and child, Cruelty, Merchants, Murder, Sailors, Ghosts, Letter writing, and Man-woman relationships
Epistle to his friend Billy on a visit to his Mamma in Somersetshire
Description:
Caption title., Verse begins: "Haste my dear Billy Pitt,"., Date of publication from English short title catalogue., Twelve stanzas numbered with roman numerals arranged in two columns with title centered above., Westminster election handbill., Lewis Walpole Library copy: Ms. inscriptions inserted into and below title. "Woods" inserted after Admiral in title and "A Westminster electioneering song" inserted below title., Mounted on leaf 1. Copy trimmed with loss of first word in title: The., Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3., and Ms. inscriptions inserted into and below title. "Woods" inserted after Admiral in title and "A Westminster electioneering song" inserted below title.
In three columns with title centered above; the columns are separated by simple rules., Date of publication supplied by cataloger., Anonymous. By Peter Pindar, i.e John Wolcot., Verse begins: "A London taylor (as 'tis said),"., Cf. No. T225396 in ESTC., Mounted on leaf 2. 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.
Age of man, display'd in ten different stages of life
Description:
Caption title on three lines., Verse - "In prime of years, when I was young,"., In three columns separated by columns of type ornaments; the title and three woodcuts span the first two columns; the sequence of woodcuts is: Father Time; a woman riding a donkey, with a baby in a cradle and a lamb in the foreground; Death., Six long dashes above imprint at foot of column three., Mounted on leaf 1. 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 at the Printing-Office in Bow-Church-Yard
Subject (Topic):
Life cycle, Human, Songs, English, Life cycle, Death, and Youth