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
Title etched below image., Date from item., Printmaker's name supplied by curator., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Inscription below and within image: Sore Throat ; Yellow Fever : Dry Gripes., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Pub by Willm. Holland No.50 Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Grim Reaper (Symbolic character)., Yellow fever, Tropical medicine, Heat, Zodiac, Diseases, Scythes, Scorpions, Hourglasses, Smoking, Fans (Accessories)., Parasols, Newspapers, Colonies, and Social life and customs