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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: working class, Gender: man/men, Occupation: farmer, Outdoor Scene, Tools: scythe(s)

Fun Upon Fun; or, Leper, the Tailor. In Two Parts: With a Selection of Entertaining Anecdotes

Woodcut on title page portraying Beehive with motto: Industry, Honesty, and Integrity

Tags: Animal: bee(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: wit & humor, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Nature: flower(s), 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: 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: sailor uniform, Fashion: working class, Gender: man/men, Occupation : sailor, 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: upper class, Food & Drink, Furniture: chair(s), Furniture: table(s), Gender: man/men, Indoor 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: upper class, Furniture: table(s), Gender: girl(s), Indoor Scene, Object: book(s), Object: curtain(s)