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The Pack's Address; to which is added The Loss of the Pack.

Two ballad or poems about peddlars and their packs are included in this chapbook. The first describes the humorous conversation between a peddler and his pack, while the second tells the tale of a peddler who falls in love and wishes to marry, but…

Watty and Meg, Or, The Wide Reclaimed; Together with Habbie Simpson and his wife, or, A new way of raising the wind; Donald and his dog; The West Kintra Weaver turned Teetotaler; The loss o' the pack; John Tamson's Cart; Takin' it out o' his mouth.

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Rab and Ringan: A Tale. As delivered in the Pantheon, Edinburgh. (Recited in the Character of a Poor Pedlar) By the Author of Watty and Meg. To which is added, The TWA Cats and the Cheese: A Tale. Demonstrating the great Folly of going to Law.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 3, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1791-1800, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Brash & Reid, Musical Instrument: fiddle(s), Musical Instrument: flute, Musical Instrument: horn(s)

The Hollander; Hab's Door, The Insulted Pedlar, Lang Mills Detected.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 0, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Genre: poetry, Chapbook Publisher - Paisley: R. Smith & Co.

Blind Allan, a tale from "Lights & shadows of Scottish life."

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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)

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 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 Scrap-Book: A Selection of the Best Jokes, Puns, Comic Sayings, Jonathanisms, &c., &c

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This chapbook contains 24 pages of jokes, anecdotes, and interesting stories. While many of the selections in this chapbook are of the humorous variety the topics have a great deal of range and also contain general interest stories.

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: window(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1851-1860, Chapbook Genre: wit & humor, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): bloomers, Fashion (Clothing): children's clothes, Fashion (Clothing): dress, Fashion (Clothing): stockings, Fashion (Clothing): upper class, Furniture: table(s), Gender: girl(s), Indoor Scene, Object: book(s), Object: curtain(s)

Dialogue Between John and Thomas, on The Corn Laws, The Charter, Teetoalism, and The Probable Remedy for the Present Distresses

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