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Softcover. 0 (illustrator). Broadside, n. d. (ca 1860); 6 1/2 x 10; single sheet, recto only; chips to top edge with small loss of paper and a few spots to upper margin; ornate engraved border; good to very good.Called broadside ballads and a sub-genre of "street" literature these poems or narrative songs, most often with scores sold separately, were printed on cheap fragile paper, sold by vendors and hawkers in the streets, and tended to reflect sensational news of the day. In the early to mid-19th century, the ballad printing market was dominated by just a few publishers, including H. De Marsan (publisher of the current broadside) in New York, Wehman Brothers, and Magnus. Though many of the ballads were not illustrated, De Marsan used series of stock engravings to form elaborate, eye-catching ornamental borders. 2.