Chapbooks
Volume of Scottish chapbooks, early 19th century
£756
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
10 works in 1 volume, c.1900 red half sheep with marbled sides, each work 8 pp., approx. 14.5 x 8.5cm, and with woodcut vignette to title-page unless otherwise stated, titles comprising:
1. The Sweet Barley Mow; or, Ragged and True. To which are added, All in the Taste. Since He's Gone, Farewel he. Clean Paternal Seat. Wap your Wealth Together. Glasgow: J. & M. Robertson, 1802. Pp. 3/4 and 5/6 respectively shaved and closely trimmed at foot;
2. The Jolly Sailor: or, the Lady of Greenwich. To which is added, Pretty Peggy's Love to Sailor Jack. The Sailor's Widow's Lament for his Death on Board the Trial. Merry May the Maid Be. When Late I Wander'd. [Glasgow: J. & M. Robertson, 1803]. Title-page torn at lower inner corner costing imprint and part of vignette recto and some text verso;
3. Tam Glen. Young Dunois. Merrily Oh! The Soldier's Dream. Go where Glory waits thee. Glasgow: for the booksellers, 1823. Spotting;
4. Betsey Baker. To which are added, Who's Master, or, A Fight for the Breeches. York Youre Wanted. And Emigrants Farewell. Glasgow: J. Neil, 1829;
5. The Corn Laws, a New Song; to which is added, the Land of the Thistle. Glasgow: R. Hutchison, c.1820. Upper margins excessively trimmed costing page numbers but not main text, ink inscriptions to title-page;
6. The King's Muster, to which is added, Nae Luck about the House, and up in the Morning Early, and Bauldy Baird. Glasgow: R. Hutchison, 1823;
7. Chevy-Chace. An Ancient Ballad [drop-head title]. Glasgow: Brash & Reid, c.1796-8. No title vignette;
8. The Murderit Mynstrell. To which are added, Mary, The Maid of the Inn, and the Comical Story of Thrummy Cap. Glasgow: for the booksellers, c.1840. 21 pp.;
9. Sair sair was my heart; to which are added, The hero's orphant Girls. The lass o' Ballochmyle. Allister M'Allister. The Highland Plaid. Edinburgh: for the booksellers, c.1820;
10. Fair Margaret's Misfortunes; To which are added, A Cogie of Ale. The weary pund o' Tow. Song in Rosina. Edinburgh: for the booksellers, c.1820.
Together with another volume of pamphlets (approx. 35 in total) including: 1) Memoir of Miss Elizabeth Davidson, of Kensington Gravel Pits, who died March 6, 1813, aged Fourteen Years and Six Months, by the Rev. John Clunie, 1813, 48 pp.; 2) A Kind Word for Poor Irishmen, Dublin: C. Bentham, 1822, 8 pp., woodcut title-vignette; 3) Memoir of John Coups, Dublin: M. Goodwin, c.1820, 8 pp., 4) The Good Minister, Dublin, C. Bentham, 1823, 12 pp., woodcut title-vignette; 5) An Authentic Account of the Conversion and Experience of a Negro, Edinburgh: Religion Tract Society, 1821, 4 pp., woodcut headpieces; 6) The Comet Explained and Improved, Edinburgh: R. T. S., c.1811; and numerous others similar