London; New York: Field & Tuer, Simpkin, Mashall & Co., Hamilton, Adams & Co. ; Scribner & Welford., MDCCCLXXXIII
Physical Description
9 volumes in 1 : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.
General Note
Nine 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.
Reprints of 9 old ballads, tales, etc. each with special title-pages, illustrated cover and separate paging.
"Emprynted at ye Leadenhalle Presse, London, by Field & Tuer"--Colophon.
Hand-coloured woodcut illustrations with original wrappers for individual parts bound in. Prospectus for “Crawhall’s Chap-book Chaplets” bound in at rear. Publisher's advertisements for "Olde Ffrendes with Newe Faces" and “Crawhall’s Chap-book Chaplets” on preliminary leaf.
Date printed with turned 'C's.
Contents
The louing ballad of Lord Bateman -- A true relation of the apparition of Mrs. Veal -- The long pack: a Northumbrian tale -- The sword dancers -- John Cunningham, the pastoral poet -- Ducks & green peas, or the Newcastle rider: a tale in rhyme -- Ducks & green peas: a farce -- Andrew Robinson Stoney Bowes, esquire -- The gloamin' buchte -- [Prospectus]
Binding Note
Original half cream cloth with decorative black titles and coloured pictorial paper-covered boards. Lettered in black on spine: `Crawhall. Old ffrendes wyth newe faces. 1883-4.'