A layout using letterpress showing the interior of Westminster Hall, layed out for the trial of William Lord Byron for killing William Chaworth in a duel; trial was held in April 1765
Description:
Caption title. and Publication date based on date of the trial.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Westminster Hall (London, England). and Byron, William Byron, Baron, 1722-1798
Title from top line of text., A letter addressed to 'Madam' describing the copy and the quality of its work with attestations from the Royal family., and With three blind offical stamps on lower edge.
Ghost of poor Molly who was drowned in Richard's mill pond
Description:
Date of publication supplied by cataloger., Anonymous. By Hannah More., Verse begins: "Quoth Richard to Bob, "let things go as they will,"., In two columns with a woodcut and title centered above both; a second woodcut near the foot of the second column; all enclosed within an ornamental border., Cf. no. T194204 in ESTC., Lewis Walpole Library copy: Sheet trimmed within border; imprint statement wanting., Mounted on leaf 31. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Graves, Cemeteries, Bedrooms, and Ghosts
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Published / Created:
[after 1827]
Call Number:
File 652 F852 827
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Speech of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York in the House of Lords, April 25th, 1825
Description:
Caption title., Handbill with ornamental border, printed in gold., Possibly issued by the Protestant Union as they had a copy printed in gold on vellum for presentation to the Duke., The Duke of York declared his opposition to any Catholic concession with a speech in the House of Lords was greeted by anti-Emancipationists as the charter of their cause. Following the Duke’s intervention, emancipation for Catholics had to wait for the Catholic Relief Act passed in 1829., and For further information, consult library staff.
Verse - "A sailor courted a farmer's daughter,". - In four columns with the title and an ornamental rule above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 53. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Courtship, Man-woman relationships, Young men, Conduct of life, Young women, Sailors, and Wealth
Caption title., In one column with a woodcut above the title., A slip song., In verse., First line: See the mall throng'd with ladies, the gay and the fair ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Caption title., A version of this song appeared in The Gentleman's bottle companion (1768)., In verse., First line: Not far from town a country squire ..., Not in ESTC., and For further information, consult library staff.
Verse -- "Once I read a noble volume,"., In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules; there is no imprint., Divided into four parts; each part headed with a line reading "PART [roman numeral].", Column 2, line 1: "Prince and princess both admire"; column 4, last line: "Since he’s dead let us two die."; last line of text: "He is ace,borrinp royal sir,n." (apparently the last line dropped out and the types were replaced haphazardly)., Some letters of the title appear above the space between the woodcuts; in this printing, all or part of "Y[space]LO" are above the space. The right edge of the left woodcut aligns with the p in "princess" (column 2, line 1)., There are several printings from this setting of the text, with variations in several points: text of column 2/line 1, column 4/last line, and the last line of text; the presence or absence of part numbers; the alignment of the woodcuts with the title and text; and the presence or absence of an imprint., The other printings are ESTC N48661, T44329, N511125, N511126, and T44330., Dated from the address in the imprint found on one printing (ESTC T44330); see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 25. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
A slip-song - "O brave England’s forces!"., "In praise of James Butler, duke of Ormonde's campaigns in Spain against Cadiz and Vigo; after his banishment" (Foxon)., Foxon dates this "[1715/-]"; that is, no earlier than 1715 (the year of Ormonde’s banishment), but with no terminus ante quem specified., Mounted on leaf 43. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Spain
Subject (Name):
Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688
Subject (Topic):
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1747, Campaigns, Vigo Bay, Battle of, Spain, 1702, Naval warfare, Warships, and Sailing ships