Crawhall's chap-book chaplets

Joseph Crawhall

RA Collection: Book

Record number

12/801

Author

Joseph Crawhall

Variant Title

Chap-book Chaplets. Adorn'd with sutable [sic] sculptures. [Cover title].

Imprint

London; New York: Field & Tuer, Simpkin, Mashall & Co., Hamilton, Adams & Co. ; Scribner & Welford., MDCCCLXXXIII

Physical Description

8 volumes in 1 : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.

General Note

Eight old ballads edited by and illustrated with woodcuts by Joseph Crawhall.

"As the illustrations herein are all hand coloured the issue is necessarily limited. Joseph Crawhall."--Preliminary page.

Originally issued as 8 uncoloured chapbooks.

"Emprynted at ye Leadenhalle Presse, London, by Field & Tuer"--Colophon of volume.

Pagination: [8] pages; [volume] I: 27, [5] pages; [volume] II: 21, [3] pages; [volume] III: 25, [3] pages; [volume] IV: 30, [6] pages; [volume] V: 27, [5] pages; [volume] VI: 20, [8] pages; [volume] VII: 15, [5] pages; [volume] VIII: 48, [4] pages.

Hand-coloured woodcut illustrations with original wrappers for individual parts bound in. Prospectus for "Olde Ffrendes with Newe Faces" bound in at rear.

"Newlie set forth and adorn'd with sculptures, curiouslie engraven by Joseph Crawhall, Newcastle upon Tyne: Editor of the `Newcastle Fishers' Garlands,' Author of `The Compleatest Angling Booke,' Border Notes & Mixty-maxty', `Chaplets from Coquetside.' &c."--Page [29].

The Berkshire lady's garland -- The babes in the wood -- I know what I know -- Jemmy & Nancy of Yarmouth -- The taming of a shrew -- Blew cap for mee -- John & Joan -- George Barnewel.

Binding Note

Original half cream cloth with decorative black titles and pictorial paper-covered boards. Lettered in black on spine: `Crawhall. Chap-book chaplets. 1883-4.'

Subject

Illustrated books
Humour
Ballads
Woodcuts

Contributors

Joseph Crawhall, illustrator, editor
Field & Tuer, publisher
Simpkin and Marshall (London), publisher
Hamilton, Adams & Co., publisher
Scribner & Welford, publisher
Leadenhall Press, printer