Search

Scottish Chapbooks

Browse Items (16 total)

Tags: Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale

Sort by:

The Story of the Bluebird: Embellished with Neat Woodcuts

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 11, Animal: bird(s), Bib Context: cover, Chapbook Date: 1821-1830, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, Nature: tree(s), Outdoor Scene

The History of Little King Pippin : with An account of the melancholy Death of Four Naughty Boys, who were devoured by Wild Beasts; and the wonderful Delivery of Master Harry Harmless by a Little White Horse

Tags: # of woodcuts: 21, Bib Context: frontispiece, Chapbook Date: 1811-1820, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Caw & Elder, Fashion (Clothing): regalia, Furniture: stool(s), Gender: man/men, Indoor Scene, Monarch: king, Object: book(s), Object: curtain(s)

The Droll Adventures of Old Dame Trott and her Wonderful Cat

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 17, Animal: cat(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1811-1820, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Genre: wit & humor, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, Fashion (Clothing): bonnet (women), Fashion (Clothing): dress, Fashion (Clothing): upper class, Gender: woman/women, Indoor Scene, Object: cane(s), Object: umbrella(s)

Storys of the young robber, and Puss in boots

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/6428/archive/files/1bb34b94d30b99c448fcfa1704285625.pdf

Tags: Architecture: ruins, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Gender: man/men, Nature: tree(s), Outdoor Scene, Weapons: gun(s)

Storys of the Three Beggars, Soldier's Wife, Baron Trenk, and Jack Easy.

Woodcut on title-page portraying a bull charging a man on rocky terrain

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Activity: running, Animal: bull(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Nature: flower(s), Nature: rock(s), Nature: tree(s), Outdoor Scene

The story of the Little White Mouse: or the overthrow of the tyrant king.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/6428/archive/files/2fa479ad4a7adc1cf67649f98b6034e8.pdf

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: castle, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Nature: flower(s), Nature: rock(s), Nature: tree(s), Outdoor Scene

The comical story of Thrummy Cap and the Ghaist. To which is added The Highland story of Donald & his dog.

Woodcut on title-page portraying a young man wearing a straw hat and coat standing in front of a large box of tobacco in a tropical climate

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: hut, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: man/men, Nature: flower(s), Nature: tree(s), Object: crate/barrel(s), Object: tobacco, Outdoor Scene

The Babes in the wood. To which is added, My own Blue Bell.

Woodcut on title-page portraying two old men engaged in an animated conversation

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): upper class, Gender: man/men

The History of Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. New and Improved Series no. 45

Part of a series of fairy tales printed by the booksellers. This chapbook tells the classic fairy tale of Cinderella, which has several illustrations throughout. This tale is followed by a second fairy tale titled Hop-O’-My-Thumb, which appears to be…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 11, Activity: dancing, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1851-1860, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Gender: woman/women, Indoor Scene, Object: candle(s), Object: clock(s)

The crafty princess, or the golden bull in four parts

A fairy tale in which a King is resolved to marry his own daughter due to her extraordinary beauty. When her protests are ignored, the Princess tricks her father into having a golden bull made for her, which she hides in when her father comes for…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Animal: bull(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1801-1810, Chapbook Genre: crime, Chapbook Genre: fairytale/folk tale, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed by J. & M. Robertson, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: man/men, Outdoor Scene

Output Formats

atom, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2

The library is committed to ensuring that members of our user community with disabilities have equal access to our services and resources and that their dignity and independence is always respected. If you encounter a barrier and/or need an alternate format, please fill out our Library Print and Multimedia Alternate-Format Request Form. Contact us if you’d like to provide feedback: lib.a11y@uoguelph.ca

Browse Items (16 total)

Website Info