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Four Favourite Comic Songs. The cork leg and steam arm. The great sea snake. The sailor's consolation. The wonderful nose.

Woodcut on title-page portraying a dancing man wearing hat and open jacket with raised hand

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, 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

A Collection of Songs, &c. No. XVII containing The Moon on the Ocean. Loudon's Bonny Wood and Braes. The Old Commodore. My Native Caledonia. Lovely Nan. Kathleen O'More.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Activity: drinking, Architecture: pillar(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1811-1820, Chapbook Date: 1821-1830, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): sailor uniform, Food & Drink, Gender: man/men, Object: crate/barrel(s), Object: cup(s), Occupation : sailor, Outdoor Scene, Transportation: ship/boat(s)

A Collection of Songs, &c. No. XIV Containing The Anchor's Weigh'd. The Shepherd's Son, All the Smart Jackets are on for the races. The Highland Laddie. Victory. Opossum Up a Gum Tree.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: pier, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: no date, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): bonnet (women), Fashion (Clothing): sailor uniform, Fashion (Clothing): working class, Gender: man/men, Gender: woman/women, Nature: ocean/sea, Occupation : sailor, Outdoor Scene, Transportation: ship/boat(s)

A Collection of Songs, &c. No. XII Containing The Storm. Ally Croaker. The Boatie Rows. Song of the Mariner. March to the Battle Field. Bonnie Mary Hay. The Hero May Perish.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1811-1820, Chapbook Date: 1821-1830, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Printed for the Booksellers, Occupation : sailor, Outdoor Scene, Transportation: ship/boat(s)

The Life and Astonishing Adventures of Peter Williamson, who was carried off when a child from Aberdeen and sold for a slave.

Told in first person, this autobiographic tale describes the life and miseries of Peter Williamson, who was kidnapped by slavers from the docks of Aberdeen when he was a child. Taken by the slavers to America, he was sold into bondage to a gentleman…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, 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

Harry Bluff. Logie o' Buchan. Within a mile of Edinburgh town. Oh! No, we never mention her. Oh, say not womam's [sic] love is bought. Dearest maid, my heart is thine. Meet me in the moonlight. Tell me why men will deceive us.

Woodcut on title-page portraying dancing sailor wearing a hat and open jacket with raised hand

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

Jemmy and Nancy of Yarmouth; or the constant lovers, a tragical ballad

The subject of this ballad is parental opposition to the lovers, Jemmy and Nancy. Returning to England from a forced voyage to Barbados, Jemmy is pushed overboard by a fellow crewman on instructions from Nancy’s father. His ghost appears to Nancy,…

Tags: Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1831-1840, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, 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 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

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