McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The cries of London : for the instruction and amusement of good children; decorated with woodcuts from life. York : Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate, [ca. 1820]

Publisher:

Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate, [ca. 1820]

Notes:

"Decorated with wood-cuts from life."
Approximate date from Osborne Coll., cited below.
Publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper.
Roman, Old English, and italic alphabets: p. [4].
First and last leaves pasted down to wrappers.
First sentence: "Thro' many a street and many a town, The Inkman shapes his way, The trusy ass keeps plodding on, His master to obey."
Includes 26 woodcuts.
Citations/References: Davis, R. Kendrew of York, 12
Citations/References: Osborne Coll., p. 629
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: buff decorated wrappers. Trocchi Rare Books. London. June/89. £52.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 11 x 7 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Cries -- England -- London.
Peddlers and peddling -- England -- London -- Juvenile poetry.
Chapbooks, English.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Cries.
Chapbooks -- England -- York -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Metrical Tales and Other Verse

Call Number:

PN970 K4 L6 1820 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=8262

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_K4_L6_1820