The history of Thomas Hickathrift.
Bibliographic Citation:
The history of Thomas Hickathrift. Glasgow : Printed for the booksellers, [between 1835 and 1849]
Publisher:
Printed for the booksellers, [between 1835 and 1849]
Notes:
  • Undated. Orr (Francis) & Sons were active from 1835 to 1849, and were probably the printer of pamphlets with imprint 'Glasgow: Printed for the booksellers'; cf. Meriton. Small books for the common man, p. 987.
  • Title vignette.
  • First sentence: "In the reign before William the conqueror, I have heard in ancient history that there dwelt a man in the parish of the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, whose name was Thomas Hickathrift, a poor man and a day labourer, yet he was a very stout man, and able to perform two days work instead of one: He having one son, and no more children in the world, he called him by his own name, Thomas Hickathrift."
  • Includes 1 woodcut.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Sheila R. Bourke Collection: title vignette; self-wrappers. Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: title vignette, self-wrappers, uncut and folded as issued.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 16 x 10 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Prose Fiction
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=7835
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_B65_H56_1835_DUP