CRAWHALL'S CHAP-BOOK CHAPLETS

Published by Field & Tuer.; Simpkin Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co.; Scribner & Welford, London; New York, 1883

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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA

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Quarto, [12], 27, [9], 21, [7], 25, [7], 30, [10], 27, [9], 20, [12], 15, [9], 48, [8] pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in half gray paper with illustrated blue-gray boards, and a spine bearing black titling and two hand-colored illustrations. Spine has bumping to endcaps and chipping to paper near joints revealing the cloth below, rubbing to some letters of "Crawhall" at head, and soiling and light rubbing throughout. Boards have bumping to fore corners exposing the material below, shelfwear to edges, and soiling and foxing throughout; rear board has chipping to paper near spine, a vertical ink line next to illustration which crosses the text below, and an impact crease to upper fore corner. Text block has deckled edges; has soiling, foxing, and age-toning to edges; light penciling to front free endpaper, a small part of fore edge of pages 17-18 of "George Barnewel" torn away (text and images unaffected,) moderate foxing to bound-in chapbook covers and leaves adjacent to them, and light foxing, age-toning, and scuffing throughout. Shelved in Room A octavo overflow. This limited edition quarto collects eight traditional broadside ballads and folk tales redesigned in the style of 17th- and 18th-century "chapbooks" which have been enhanced with hand-colored archaic woodcut block prints to evoke historical folk typography. 1416875. Special Collections - Upstairs.…

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Title
CRAWHALL'S CHAP-BOOK CHAPLETS
Author
Crawhall, Joseph
Publisher
Field & Tuer.; Simpkin Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co.; Scribner & Welford, London; New York
Publication year
1883
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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