McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

The trial of an ox, for killing a man : with the examination of the witnesses, before Judge Lion, at Quadruped Court, near Beast Park. Banbury : Printed and sold by J.G. Rusher, Bridge-Street., [ca. 1830]

Contributor:

Rusher, John Golby, 1784-1877. prt

Publisher:

Printed and sold by J.G. Rusher, Bridge-Street., [ca. 1830]

Notes:

A penny chapbook, illustrated with woodcuts.
Frontispiece.
Issued in printed paper wrappers.
First sentence: "An Ox was seized by the Dogs, and brought to trial, for having gored his Driver in such a brutal manner, in Smithfield Market, as caused his dealth.".
Includes 18 woodcuts.
Citations/References: Osborne catalogue, II:951
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: black & white frontispiece, 17 black & white woodcuts. Blue paper wrappers.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 12 x 8 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Trials (Murder) -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
Animal welfare -- Juvenile fiction.
Anthropomorphism in literature.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- England -- Banbury (Oxfordshire) -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Prose Fiction

Call Number:

PN970 R87 T7 1830 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's 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=7563

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_R87_T7_1830