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Jemmy and Nancy of Yarmouth; or the constant lovers, a tragical ballad

The subject of this ballad is parental opposition to the lovers, Jemmy and Nancy. Returning to England from a forced voyage to Barbados, Jemmy is pushed overboard by a fellow crewman on instructions from Nancy’s father. His ghost appears to Nancy,…

Tags: Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): jacket, Fashion (Clothing): pants, Fashion (Clothing): sailor uniform, Fashion (Clothing): scarves, Fashion (Clothing): top hat, Fashion (Clothing): waist coat, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: man/men, Occupation : sailor, Outdoor Scene

History of the Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. New and Improved Series, No. 48

Woodcut on title-page portraying Prince kneeling before Sleeping Beauty seated in a fancy bed

Part of a series of fairy tales printed by the booksellers. The first tale presented tells the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty with a few twists, including the continuation of the story after the Prince rescues the Sleeping Beauty. In this version,…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 12, Architecture: castle, Architecture: window(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1851-1860, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): cape, Fashion (Clothing): dress, Fashion (Clothing): feather bonnet, Fashion (Clothing): pants, Fashion (Clothing): upper class, Furniture: bed, Gender: man/men, Gender: woman/women, Indoor Scene, Monarch: prince, Monarch: princess

Young Lochinvar; To which are added, The Rose of Dunmore, Scottish Whisky, Blythe was She But and Ben, Sleeping Maggie, Shepherds, I Have Lost My Love

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A collection of songs, from love stories to drinking songs. The first tells the tale of the Lord of Lochinvar who, after his courtship is rejected by his love’s father, steals the bride right from her wedding. In the second song, a young man meets a…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: city view, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1821-1830, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): bonnet (military), Fashion (Clothing): breeches, Fashion (Clothing): cocked hat, Fashion (Clothing): jacket, Fashion (Clothing): military, Fashion (Clothing): pants, Fashion (Clothing): waist coat, Gender: man/men, Nature: flower(s), Nature: hill(s), Nature: tree(s), Occupation: soldier, Outdoor Scene

Margaret And The Minister; A True Tale, To Which is Added, Soda Water

Tags: Activity: dining, Animal: dog(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: no date, Chapbook Publisher - Paisley: G. Caldwell, Fashion (Clothing): breeches, Fashion (Clothing): jacket, Fashion (Clothing): pants, Fashion (Clothing): scarves, Fashion (Clothing): upper class, Fashion (Clothing): waist coat, Food & Drink, Furniture: chair(s), Furniture: table(s), Gender: man/men, Indoor Scene

The Humourous Adventure of Jump Jim Crow

Woodcut on title-page of a dancing sailor wearing a hat and open jacket with raised hand.

"Jump Jim Crow" or "Jim Crow" is a song and dance from 1828 that was done inblackfaceby white minstrel performerThomas Dartmouth (T. D.) "Daddy" Rice. The song is speculated to have been taken fromJim Crow(sometimes called Jim Cuff or Uncle Joe), a…

Tags: Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): jacket, Fashion (Clothing): pants, Fashion (Clothing): sailor uniform, Fashion (Clothing): scarves, Fashion (Clothing): top hat, Fashion (Clothing): waist coat, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: man/men, Occupation : sailor, Outdoor Scene

The Humours of Glasgow Fair. And the Comical Song of Auld John Paul.

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Genre: wit & humor, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): bonnet, Fashion (Clothing): jacket, Fashion (Clothing): pants, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: man/men, Occupation: farmer, Outdoor Scene, Tools: scythe(s)

The Comical Sayings of Paddy From Cork, with his Coat Buttoned Behind. Being An Elegant Conference Between English Tom and Irish Teague; With Paddy's Catechism, And his Suplication when a Mountain Sailor.

Woodcut on title-page portraying a young man wearing hat. He is standing in a field sharpening a scythe

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Genre: wit & humor, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): bonnet, Fashion (Clothing): jacket, Fashion (Clothing): pants, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: man/men, Occupation: farmer, Outdoor Scene, Tools: scythe(s)

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