Caption title., First lines: What horrid deeds from gaming, take place now every day, the human mind inflaming, 'tis sure to lead astray ..., Entirely in verse; text printed in five columns confined to lower half of sheet. The six woodcut illustrations include two portraits of the accused with mention of their punishments ("John Thurtell, guilty, death"; "Joseph Hunt for transporta[t]ion"); three views of areas associated with the crime ("A view of Gill's Hill Lane"; "View of Probert's cottage and pond"; "The pond where the body was found"); and an uncaptioned depiction of the public execution of Thurtell in front of a crowd of onlookers and hawkers., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pitts printer, wholesale toy and marble warehouse, 6, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 Dials
Subject (Geographic):
England and Hertfordshire.
Subject (Name):
Weare, William, -1823., Thurtell, John, 1794-1824., Hunt, Joseph, active 19th century., and Probert, William, -1825.
Hopkins, brazier and ironmonger to his Majesty ...
Description:
Title from item., The ironmonger William Hopkins was located at 80 Greek Street, Soho, according to the 1789 edition of Wakefield's merchant and tradesman's general directory for London., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Text at bottom of plate: New invented patent stove grates which preserve their original lustre from fire., and Part of a collection of 10 trade cards and tickets housed together in a box.
Reproduction of a drawning by Seth Eastman that depicts in the foreground a European American on foot hunting buffalo with a long gun. The scene is of the rolling, grassy plains with bison in the distance. The upper two-thirds of the image are of sky
Caption title., Date based on publisher John Pitts's street address. See: Todd, W.B. Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London & vicinity, 1800-1840, page 151., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: I canna like you gentle Sir ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Pitts, 14, Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials
Print repeats three images of a trout, one below the other, with a line of the title text (divided into three lines) below each image; fish face left. Text in red ink
Description:
"Designed by Whitehead & Whitehead and printed on Fabriano paper in an edition of 800 copies by W. Thomas Taylor as the Book Club of Texas annual broadside for 1989." and Title from text within the image.
Publisher:
Book Club of Texas
Subject (Geographic):
Texas.
Subject (Topic):
Fishing, Trout fishing, Broadsides, and Linoleum block printing, American