Verse - "Here I must tell the praise of worthy Whit-"., 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., In this edition, the text is in four columns, with the title above the first two columns. There are four woodcuts. The first and second woodcuts are above their respective columns. The third woodcut is located in the middle of the third column. The fourth woodcut is located near the top of the fourth column., Mounted on leaf 65. 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.
Verse - "A sailor courted a farmer's daughter,". - In four columns with the title and an ornamental rule above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 53. 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 (Topic):
Courtship, Man-woman relationships, Young men, Conduct of life, Young women, Sailors, and Wealth
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
Caption title above first two columns., Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "All you that delight in a frolicksome song.", In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the third and fourth columns each contain a woodcut; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 54. 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 at the printing office in Stonecutter-street, Fleet Market
Subject (Name):
Hervey, John Hervey, Baron, 1696-1743.
Subject (Topic):
Sailors, Adultery, Cuckolds, Ballads, English, Husband and wife, and Women
