Jacob's return from London, or, His ramble to Bath

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Title: Jacob's return from London, or, His ramble to Bath
Alternative Title: His ramble to Bath
Creator: Knight, T. (Thomas), -1820
Contributor: Crawford, William Horatio, 1815?-1888, former owner.
Baring-Gould, S. 1834-1924, former owner.
Published / Created: [between 1789 and 1795?]
Publication Place: Bath? and Great Britain England Bath
Publisher: s.n.
Description: Verse - "D'ang it! I be glad to zee ye al I vow,".
Includes a song, to the tune of "Alley Croker"; first line: "Up and down, round about, al the streets I paraded,".
In three columns with the title across the sheet; the columns are not separated by rules.
First published in 1789 (and apparently also first performed that year; see ESTC T9977); Knight first appeared in London in the character of Jacob in Lee’s comedy in 1795; he may have performed the role in Bath prior to that.
A footnote explains that the character of Jacob Gawkey is from Miss Lee's comedy, "The Chapter of Accidents".
Mounted on leaf 39. Copy trimmed.
Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Provenance: One of three volumes of ballads purchased from P. Murray Hill by W.S. Lewis; July 1948.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 37 cm
Language: English

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