An old ballad of Whittington and his cat

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Title: An old ballad of Whittington and his cat
Published / Created: [between 1754 and 1783?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-yard, London
Description: Verse - "Here I must tell the praise of worthy Whit-".
Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157.
In this edition, the text is in four columns, with the title above the first two columns. There are four woodcuts. The first and second woodcuts are above their respective columns. The third woodcut is located in the middle of the third column. The fourth woodcut is located near the top of the fourth column.
Mounted on leaf 65. Copy trimmed.
Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Provenance: One of three volumes of ballads purchased from P. Murray Hill by W.S. Lewis; July 1948.
Extent: 1 sheet : 18 x 33 cm.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Poetry
Single sheet verse
Broadside poems
Woodcuts England London 1750
Material: 4 woodcuts ;
Subject (Name): Whittington, Richard, -1423
Subject (Topic): Sailors
Ballads, English
Merchants
Cats
Rats
Eating & drinking
Horseback riding
Scepters
Subjects: Whittington, Richard, -1423 > Early works to 1800
Sailors > Early works to 1800
Ballads, English > 18th century
Merchants > Early works to 1800
Cats > Poetry > Early works to 1800
Cats
Rats
Eating & drinking
Horseback riding
Scepters
England > London > 1750

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