BEIN Nb82 Sm51 +776 Copy 1: In original boards and untrimmed. Bookplate of Arthur Young. Stamp of Henry R. Wagner., BEIN Nb82 Sm51 +776 Copy 2: 28 cm., and BEIN 1975 +111: Bookplate of Seth Sprague Terry. Autographs of Thomas Case (v.1 only) and Edward Howman. Presentation inscription to Jerome S. Hess from Mark Gabriel Holstein, 1935. From the library of Gabriel Wells. Bookseller's printed description affixed to front pastedown.
BEIN Nb82 Sm51 +776 Copy 1: In original boards and untrimmed. Bookplate of Arthur Young. Stamp of Henry R. Wagner., BEIN Nb82 Sm51 +776 Copy 2: 28 cm., and BEIN 1975 +111: Bookplate of Seth Sprague Terry. Autographs of Thomas Case (v.1 only) and Edward Howman. Presentation inscription to Jerome S. Hess from Mark Gabriel Holstein, 1935. From the library of Gabriel Wells. Bookseller's printed description affixed to front pastedown.
Poor Robin's dream commonly called poor charity to a compleat tune well known by musicions and may others call'd A game of cards
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "How now my good fellow, why now all alone?"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two and a third woodcut above the third and fourth columns; rules separate the first and second and also the third and fourth columns., Above the last woodcut: The second part., Third woodcut signed: Sculp J.W., Mounted on leaf 22. 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:
Printed in this preasent year
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Popish Plot, 1678, War, Dreams, Ballads, English, Economics, Depressions, Scythes, Toys, Peg legs, Hourglasses, and Children
"A broadside satirising the share mania in Paris; with an etching after a French broadside by Humblot showing a street scene in the rue Quinquempoix with a crowd of people holding various papers, in the right foreground some people fighting; with engraved Dutch title, inscriptions, and verses in three columns."--British Museum online catalogue and "During the Mississippi Bubble’s heyday, trading took place on the rue Quincampoix in Paris. This print, from The Great Mirror of Folly, is based on an engraving by Antoine Humblot commemorating the street as a hub of chaos, lust, and criminality, as well as of unprecedented social mixing. The Dutch version includes foreboding rope nooses, along with placards indicating various commercial schemes as well as the emotional states of those investing in them. At right, a man is apprehended by the police, even as he passes a purloined object to his companion; at center, a woman flirts with a man while appearing to steal his wallet. From a window at left, John Law himself eyes the mayhem. The chiming bell above announces a dealer’s intention to sell."--New York Public Library website
Alternative Title:
Regte Afbeelding der Wind Negotie Gehouden in de Straat van Quinquempoix tot Parys
Description:
Title engraved in cartouche below image; subtitle in French and Dutch., Translation of the Dutch title in British Museum catalogue: A true picture of the wind trade of the rue Quinquempoix, Paris., According to Van Stolk, there is one state of this plate using Dutch verses. There are, however, other versions of this print with German and French text., and Three columns of verse in Dutch below title: Waar eertÿds 't Grieks Atheen 'vermaard ...
Publisher:
Chez G. Duchange, graveur du Roÿ, rue St. Jacques
Subject (Name):
Law, John, 1671-1729
Subject (Topic):
Economics, Swindlers and swindling, South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, City & town life, Crowds, Fighting, and People with disabilities
