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London:: Chatto and Windus,, 1882.. First edition.. publisher's cloth.. Old bookplate; slighest of use to the cloth at extremities; clean, tight and sound.. 12mo,. Illustrated throughout..

London: Skoob Books Publishing vi-xvi, 486pp; white covers, black title to spine; rear cover tanned, stains to rear few pages at top edge,light edgewear.. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1882. First edition. A ground-breaking compilation, giving the text and illustrations of many of the famous chap-books in an accessible and convenient form for the first time and illuminating their history with real scholarship. Crown 8vo (20cm). xvi,486,[ii]pp. Numerous illustrations and facsimiles. Original pictorial cloth gilt; a very good and bright copy.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1882. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A fascinating first edition collection of chapbooks, a popular form of street literature, from the eighteenth century. The first edition. In the original pictorial cloth binding. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous woodcut illustrations throughout. A collection of chap-books printed in the eighteenth century, with facsimiles, notes and a detailed introduction by John Ashton. Chap-books were small publications cheaply printed as a form of street literature. They were one of the only sources of reading material available for the poorer classes, and were often read aloud to audiences. Titles mentioned include Robin Hood, Reynard the Fox and Valentine and Orson. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges and bumping to the spine. A few light marks to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1882 Octavo. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding extremities lightly rubbed, last gathering sprung. A very good copy.