John the shopkeeper turned sailor, or, The folly of going out of our element : in four parts. Cheap repository tracts
Bibliographic Citation:
John the shopkeeper turned sailor, or, The folly of going out of our element : in four parts. London : Sold by Howard and Evans, printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts, No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : And J. Hatchard, No. 190, Piccadilly ; Bath : By S. Hazard : And by all Booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country, [between 1801 and 1811]
Alternative Title:
John the shopkeeper
Folly of going out of our element
Publisher:
Sold by Howard and Evans, printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts, No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]
Notes:
  • Approximate date from Brown, P. London publishers and printers c.1800-1870.
  • At head of title: Cheap Repository.
  • Woodcut: title-page vignette.
  • Caption title: John the shopkeeper, &c.
  • First sentence: "A tale I tell whose first beginning, May set some giddy folks a grinning; But, only let it all unfold, A sadder tale was never told."
  • Includes 2 woodcuts.
  • Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: bound with: The two wealthy farmers, or, The history of Mr. Bragwell : in seven parts. London : Sold by Howard and Evans ..., [between 1801 and 1811]. Bound together subsequent to publication with 47 other chapbooks, with binder's title: Repository of Moral & Religious Tracts. Bound in brown sheep over boards.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 18 x 12 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Religious and Moral
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7917
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_H69_T9_1801_003514959