The renowned history of Dame Trot and her cat.
Bibliographic Citation:
The renowned history of Dame Trot and her cat. Banbury : Printed by J.G. Rusher, [1820?]
Contributor:
Rusher, John Golby, 1784-1877. prt
Publisher:
Printed by J.G. Rusher, [1820?]
Notes:
  • Cover title.
  • Self wrappers.
  • Approximate dates from Osborne Coll., cited below.
  • Woodcut illustrations.
  • In verse.
  • First sentence: "Dame Trot in her cottage, And her heroine view; The dame says, 'Your servant!' Her pet favourite--'Mew!'"
  • Includes 11 woodcuts.
  • Citations/References: Osborne Coll., II, p. 679
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Children's Collection: uncut; folded as issued. 11 black & white woodcuts. Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Shelia R. Bourke Collection: bound with The history of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London: with the adventures of his cat. Banbury: Printed by J.G. Rusher,[ca. 1820]. Bound together subsequent to publication with 4 other chapbooks, with binder's title: Banbury Chapbooks. 11 hand-coloured wood engravings. Bound in brown calf by Wood of London. St. Andrews N.B. Antique Show. July/83. $10.00 for the 5 books.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 91 x 67 mm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Cats -- Juvenile poetry.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Nursery rhymes.
Chapbooks -- England -- Banbury (Oxfordshire) -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Nursery Rhymes
Call Number:
PN970 R87 H5 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.
Copyright:
All images licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US. For information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library.
Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8308
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_R87_H5_1820_000116197