McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The history of Whittington and his cat. Glasgow : Printed for the booksellers, [between 1835 and 1849]

Publisher:

Printed for the booksellers, [between 1835 and 1849]

Notes:

Cover title.
Title vignette.
First sentence: "There once lived in a country village, in the reign of King Edward the Third, a man and his wife named Whittington, who had a son called Dick."
Includes 12 woodcuts.
Undated. Date cf Meriton. Small Books for the Common Man: a Descriptive Bibliography, p. 987.
Orr (Francis) & Sons were probably the printer of the pamphlets with imprint 'Glasgow: Printed for the booksellers.'
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 11 cuts in text. Pictorial wrappers. Adelphi Book Shop. Victoria, B.C. May/63. $4.50.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 16 x 10 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Whittington, Richard, -- d. 1423.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose

Call Number:

PN970 B65 H57 1835 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection

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.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8192

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_B65_H57_1835