In five columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; imprint below the last three; the columns are not separated by rules., Date range conjectural; other ballads with similar imprints are also undated; printer’s name conjectured from other imprints recorded by Wing., Verse begins: "In Rome a nobleman did wed"., In this setting line 24 begins with "straight"., Not in Wing., Mounted on leaf 52. Copy trimmed., Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1., and Sheet in two pieces repaired and mounted as one piece.
Publisher:
Printed by and for C.B. [Brown?] and sold by J. Walter, at the Hand and Pen in High Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Household employees, Murder, Master and servant, Abused children, Pleading (Begging), Homicides, and Criminals
Caption title above woodcut., Date range conjectural., Verse begins: "In Rome a nobleman did wed"., In five columns with the title and woodcut above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules., In this setting line 24 begins with "and"., Mounted on leaf 51. 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:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Household employees, Murder, Master and servant, Abused children, Pleading (Begging), Homicides, and Criminals
Date of publication supplied by cataloger., Songs listed below title: I. The age of man. II. Te Bonny sailor's voyage to Greenland. III. Philander and Daphne, A new song. IV. A new sailor's song. V. A new song of friendship., Mounted on leaf 70 to right. 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.
In two columns with title above both and the woodcut in the text of the first column; the columns are separated by ornaments and surrounded by a border., First column begins with 10 items in "Rules to be kept by the Society" and the sermon begins: "Beloved, let me crave your reverend attention,", Text above woodcut: Why should the drunkard strive his acts to smother, drink runs but from one hogshead to another., Imprint below second column., Date of publication supplied by cataloger., 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. 1.
Title from item., Single engraved sheet with the number '7' written in black ink following the engraved word 'March'., On recto, engraved at top, motto: Sapere aude., The Lewis Walpole Library: On recto, lower left, red wax seal with image of a theatre[?] and the motto: Dieu me conduit [?]., The Lewis Walpole Library: Signed on recto by the actor who played Iago: John Delaval., The Lewis Walpole Library: Signed in ink on verso, in 18th century hand: Wm. Stanhope., The Lewis Walpole Library: Signed in ink on verso, in a different 18th century hand: Mrs. Harrison., Matted to 49 x 36 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
New Theatre
Subject (Name):
Delaval, John, Sir., Harrington, William Stanhope, Earl of, approximately 1690-1756., Harrison, Sarah, active 1733-1777., and Haymarket Theatre (London, England)
Manufacturer's card with an image of a young woman turning the handle of a Edward Beetham royal patent washing mill. Below her is an image of the company's patent navy washing mill
Description:
Title from item., Description based on imperfect impression; lower corner cut away with possible loss of a portion of the imprint., and On verso of mount, inscription dated 1971, removed and filed in Object file. For further information, consult library staff.
Text begins: "Young and old, rich and poor, male and female, to prepare for their latter end ..., Last line: Necessary for all Christian families who have the least regard for their future salvation to have in their houses., Three woodcuts depict personifications of death and the crucifixion of Jesus., Mounted on leaf 30. 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:
s.n.
Subject (Topic):
Death, Grim Reaper (Symbolic character)., Death (Personification)., Crucifixions, Skeletons, Spears, Hourglasses, and Scythes
Manuscript daybook in unidentified hands, recording daily sales of snuff, cigars, and other products by Fribourg & Treyer. Entries list customer names and addresses; varieties and prices of snuff and cigars, with amounts purchased by weight or container; destinations and transportation costs for orders sent by coach or river boat; and notes indicating payments received or entry into accounts. Notes on preliminary pages include names and accounts relating to suppliers and employees. Over 10,000 sales are listed, including entries for Queen Charlotte, George IV, as Prince of Wales, Beau Brummell, Charles Stanhope, Earl of Harrington, and others in their social circle
Description:
Fribourg & Treyer, 34 Haymarket, London, manufactured and sold snuff, cigars, and other tobacco products, 1720-1981. From 1780 to 1803, Fribourg & Treyer was owned by G. A. (Gottlieb Augustus) Treyer and Martha Evans Treyer., In English., and Binding: full sheep, with blind-tooled border; spine broken.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., London, and London (England)
Subject (Name):
Brummell, Beau, 1778-1840., Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Harrington, Charles Stanhope, Earl of, 1780-1851., Treyer, G. A. (Gottlieb Augustus), Treyer, Martha Evans., and Fribourg & Treyer (Firm)
Subject (Topic):
Cigar industry, Snuff, Tobacco industry, Tobacco use, Tobacco workers, Upper class, Social life and customs, and Economic conditions
Verse begins: "Come all you young gallants that's passing along,", In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., The range of dates and printers’ names are from the Bodleian Library Ballads database; see also David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Imprint below fourth column., Mounted on leaf 49. 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 Bow-Church-Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Prostitution, Paternity, Domestics, Love, Gifts, Foundlings, and Baskets
A collection of sixty-four prints (mostly engravings and etchings) showing views of London and its vicinity, including views of Chelsea with Ranelagh, Hampstead, Highgate from Upper Halloway, Old Bedham with the gardens in front, Whitehall with the gatehouse, Grosvenor Square, St. Mary's Church on the Strand with old Somerset House, The Royale Mews in Charing Cross, St. James's Square with the Round Pond, Covent Gardent, Royal Gardens of Somerset, Hampstead, and scarce views of Barnes and Richmond as well as views of Twickenham, and many other scenes in and around London in the later half of the 18th century
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., Thames River (England), Saint James's Park (London, England), Twickenham (London, England), and London (England)
