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Tom Thumb's Play-Book

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 28, Architecture: fence, Architecture: house, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1811-1820, Chapbook Genre: alphabet book, Chapbook Genre: children's instruction book, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh : G. Ross, Gender: man/men, Nature: cloud(s), Outdoor Scene

The lost and undone son of perdition, or, the life and death of Judas Iscariot.

Illustration on title-page of the Resurrection showing Jesus Christ rising from the tomb in a burst of light with 4 soldiers displayed in pairs of two on the ground.

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1801-1810, Chapbook Genre: biography, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - [No Place] : Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Nature: cloud(s), Nature: tree(s), Occupation: soldier, Outdoor Scene, Religious Figures: Jesus Christ, Religious Figures: Judas Iscariot

The Wife of Beith; With a description of her Journey to Heaven.

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"The Wife of Bath's Tale (Middle English: the Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. " Wikipedia

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Printed for the Booksellers, Nature: cloud(s), Nature: tree(s), Occupation: soldier, Outdoor Scene, Religious Figures: Jesus Christ

9 Love Songs: The lea-rig Auld Rob Morris My Highland home I'll love thee ever dearly My heart is sair for somebody See the ship How long and dreary is the night My wife's a winsome wee thing

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Animals: dog(s), Architecture: door(s), Architecture: fence, Architecture: house, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: no date, Chapbook Genre: ballads, Chapbook Publisher - Kilmarnock: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: unknown (adults), Nature: cloud(s), Nature: trees, Object: basket(s), Outdoor Scene

The History of the Bible, A Selection of the most interesting stories, incidents, and narratives, from the Old and New Testament.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 9, Architecture: hill(s), Architecture: tower(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1851-1860, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Nature: cloud(s), Outdoor Scene

4 Scots Songs. Hibernia's lovely Jane. Death of Sally Roy. The Soldier's dream. The birken tree.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Animals: dog(s), Architecture: door(s), Architecture: fence, Architecture: house, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: no date, Chapbook Genre: ballads, Chapbook Publisher - Kilmarnock: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: unknown (adult(s)), Nature: cloud(s), Nature: tree(s), Object: basket(s), Outdoor Scene

The Wife of Beith: With a Description of Her Journey to Heaven

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Inspired by Chaucer’s Wife of Bath, this tale describes the Wife’s journey after death. As the Wife travels first to hell and then to heaven, she is rejected by the Devil – who does not wish to be harried by her scornful tongue – and then a long…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Falkirk: Printed for the Bookseller, Gender: man/men, Nature: cloud(s), Nature: tree(s), Occupation: soldier, Religious Figures: Jesus Christ

The battle of Bothwell Brigg; an old Scotch ballad

A ballad centering on the aftermath of the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, specifically on the grieving of the wife of a Covenanter who believes she is left widowed after the battle. A friend informs her that he had earlier found her husband wounded and…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Nature: cloud(s), Nature: tree(s), Outdoor Scene, Weapons: sword(s)

The history of Donald and his dog, to which is added a collection of songs

Illustration on the title-page of a mountainous island with a town at the base. In the foreground are four sail boats in the water.

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: city view, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Nature: cloud(s), Nature: mountain(s), Nature: ocean/sea, Outdoor Scene, Transportation: ship/boat(s)

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