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Tags: Chapbook Publisher - Paisley: G. Caldwell and Son

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The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come. Delivered under the similitude of a Dream.

Woodcut on title-page portraying a man sleeping with head resting on hand sitting at a table. A skull and crossbones is on table and a lion is inside the table. In background are scenes of a town and rural scene with trees and hills (with 2 pillars atop) in front of which stands a man in a kilt and wearing a backpack, who is reading a book

Tags: # of woodcuts: 20, Animal: lion(s), Architecture: pillar(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Genre: allegory, Chapbook Publisher - Paisley: G. Caldwell and Son, Fashion: upper class, Furniture: table(s), Gender: man/men, Nature: hill(s), Nature: tree(s), Object: backpack(s), Object: book(s), Object: walking stick, Occupation: peddler, Outdoor Scene, Symbols: skull & crossbones

The History of Charles Jones, the Footman. Shewing how he raised himself from the humble station of a foot-boy, to a place of great eminence and trust, by his strict honesty and integrity.

Illustration on title-page of a young man wearing wig and long coat and pointing to 3 urns on a table. Interior scene with window, stool, and curtain

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: house, Architecture: window(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Genre: moral tales, Chapbook Publisher - Paisley: G. Caldwell and Son, Fashion: upper class, Furniture: stool(s), Furniture: table(s), Indoor Scene, Object: urn(s)

A Night Frae Hame, Oration on Teetolization, and Parody on the Last Rose of Summer

This song tells the humorous story of a young man who gets caught up in a tavern brawl after a night of drinking, with many descriptions of common Vices and Virtues which are involved. The song is followed by a speech that extolls the virtues of…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 0, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Genre: wit & humor, Chapbook Publisher - Paisley: G. Caldwell and Son

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Scottish Chapbooks

Browse Items (3 total)

The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come. Delivered under the similitude of a Dream.

The History of Charles Jones, the Footman. Shewing how he raised himself from the humble station of a foot-boy, to a place of great eminence and trust, by his strict honesty and integrity.

A Night Frae Hame, Oration on Teetolization, and Parody on the Last Rose of Summer

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