The celebrated history of the renowned Robin Hood, the merry outlaw of Sherwood Forest, to which is added the professor of signs.
Bibliographic Citation:
The celebrated history of the renowned Robin Hood, the merry outlaw of Sherwood Forest, to which is added the professor of signs. Glasgow : Printed for the booksellers, [between 1835 and 1849].
Alternative Title:
Professor of signs.
Publisher:
Printed for the booksellers, [between 1835 and 1849].
Notes:
  • First sentence: "In the time of Richard I. king of England, the famous Robin Hood was born at a village in Nottinghamshire, and near which were many large forests filled with deer."
  • 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.'
  • Provenance: Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections Children’s Collection: Gift of the estate of Mrs. Andrea Henderson, 2006.
  • Provenance: Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections Bourke Collection: Gift of Sheila R. Bourke.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Sheila R. Bourke Collection: Spencer Collection -pp.4, 230. Adelphi Book Shop. Victoria, B.C. April/70. 46.50.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 16 x 10 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Robins Hood (Legendery character) -- Legends.
Folklore -- England.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Chapbooks -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose
Call Number:
PN970 B65 C45 1835 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.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7833
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_B65_C45_1835_DUP