McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Jack the giant-killer : being the history of all his wonderful exploits against the giants; embellished with beautiful coloured plates. Glasgow : J. Lumsden & Son, [between 1815 and 1820]

Contributor:

James Lumsden & Son, publisher.

Publisher:

J. Lumsden & Son, [between 1815 and 1820]

Notes:

First sentence: "In the reign of King Arthur, there lived near the Land's-end of England, a worthy farmer, who had an only son, named Jack."
Includes 11 woodcuts.
Probable date of publication from Roscoe & Brimmell's Lumsden & Son of Glasgow as cited below.
Citations/References: Roscoe & Brimmell. Lumsden, 87
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 6 full-page illustrations; each illustrated page, except frontispiece, has 2 hand-coloured illustrations. Printed paper wrappers. Jo Ann reisler. Vienna, Virginia. Oct/95. $250.00.

Physical Description:

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

Language:

English

Subject:

Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- Sctoland -- Glasgow -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose

Call Number:

PN970 L86 J3 1815 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.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8279

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_L86_J3_1815