Burges, James Bland, Sir, 1752-1824, attributed name
Published / Created:
[1796?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Description:
First line: Once on a time, a little French marquiss., Sometimes attributed to Sir James Bland Burges., In two columns with the title in two lines centered above both; the columns are separated by a rule. Last line of first column: "Of gold and silver, pearls and jewels rare."., Cf. no. N64799 in ESTC., Mounted on leaf 52. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Burges, James Bland, Sir, 1752-1824, attributed name
Published / Created:
[1796?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Description:
Verse - "Once on a time, a little French Marquiss"., Sometimes attributed to Sir James Bland Burges., Dated from another edition, issued as part of: ’Poetry; original and selected’, vol. 1 (1st issue), Glasgow, [1796]., In two columns with the title in three lines centered above both; the columns are separated by a rule in a vague leaf pattern. Last line of first column: "On the Marquis she must impression made;"., Mounted on leaf 51. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
A bound volume of 32 Napoleonic broadsides, all good impressions, suggesting they were ordered directly from a publisher, possibly from James Asperne who is well represented in the collection and who perhaps made a trade in offering collections of the broadsides to contemporary collectors. Also well presented are broadsides by John Ginger
Alternative Title:
Patriotic handbills
Description:
In English., Title from dealer's description., Bound in 19th-century calf and marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, red morocco label with "Patriotic Handbills" and green morocco label with the number "II"; a sheet of writing paper bound in before the broadsides has a watermark "G. Langley 1856". With a manuscript note on the blank verso of the final broadside that states "Patriotic Handbills Packet II / I have duplicates of each bill.", With two copies of: Plain answers to plain questions, in a dialogue between John Bull and Bonaparte., With two copies of: Britons triumph, or, Bonaparte's knell., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
multiple publishers
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, and History
Some with unidentified notes; also some with dates and locations including: Drury Lane and Covent Garden; the provinces, including Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other locations
Description:
Includes some undated playbills.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., England, London., Ireland, Dublin., Scotland, Edinburgh., and Glasgow.
Subject (Name):
Covent Garden (London, England) and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)