Richard Coeur de Lion : an historical tale.
Bibliographic Citation:
Richard Coeur de Lion : an historical tale. London : Printed for B. Tabart, at the Juvenile and School Library, No. 157, New Bond Street, 1808 (printed by J. Diggens, St. Ann's Lane)
Contributor:
Diggens, J.
Tabart, Benjamin, 1767 or 8-1833. pbl
Tabart and Co. pbl
Publisher:
Printed for B. Tabart, at the Juvenile and School Library, No. 157, New Bond Street, 1808
Notes:
  • "With three copper-plates".
  • Illustrated with hand-coloured engravings ("published 4 June 1805 by Tabart & Co."), including frontispiece.
  • "Price sixpence".
  • Benjamin Tabart was in business at 157 New Bond Street as an individual from 1802 to 1804. Tabart & Co. was in business at same address from 1805 to 1808; cf. Brown, P.A.H. London publishers and printers, p. 195.
  • First sentence: "Richard I. surnamed, from his uncommon bravery, Cœur de Lion, or the Lion-hearted, was the second son of Henry II. king England."
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 3 hand-coloured engravings; buff wrappers.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 12 x 9 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Richard -- I, -- King of England, -- 1157-1199.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Genre/Form:
Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Historical, Political and Biographical
Call Number:
PN970 T33 R5 1808 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=8331
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_T33_R5_1808