The history of John Brown of Priesthill : commonly called the Christian carrier, who was murdered by the bloody Claverhouse.
Bibliographic Citation:
The history of John Brown of Priesthill : commonly called the Christian carrier, who was murdered by the bloody Claverhouse. Edinburgh : Printed & published by J. Brydone, South Hanover Street, [1839-1858?]
Alternative Title:
History of John Brown
John Brown of Priesthill
Contributor:
Brydone, James, fl. 1836-1893. pbl
Publisher:
Printed & published by J. Brydone, South Hanover Street, [1839-1858?]
Notes:
  • Undated. Dates from period of activity of publisher at address, cf. Scottish Book Trade Index WWW site.
  • Woodcut on title page.
  • No. 4 of a series of numbered chapbooks.
  • First sentence: "John Brown of Priesthill was only a boy when upwards of three hundred ministers were deposed, in one day, by Charles II.; because they, in conscience, could not submit that the Church should be lorded over by bishops."
  • Includes 1 woodcut.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: self-wrappers; uncut and folded as issued.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 17 x 10 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Chapbooks -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Historical, Political and Biographical
Call Number:
PN970 B79 H54 1839 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:
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=7841
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_B79_H54_1839