The Affecting History of Sally Wiliams, Afterwards Called Tippling Sal Shewing how she left her Father s House to follow and Officer, who seduced her ; and how she took to drinking , and at last came upon a Town, died in a Hospital, and was Dissected by the Surgeons. All Shewing the Pernicious Effects of DRINKING DRAMS. [First Edition Chapbook in Paper Wrappers]

[Howard and Evans]

Verlag: London: Printed and sold by Howard and Evans, 1790

Beschreibung

London: Printed and sold by Howard and Evans, First Edition, not dated, late 1700s. Bound in old brown paper wrappers, 8pp only in very good condition. Covers torn and worn with ink inscription to the front. A chapbook from the late eighteenth century. A chapbook is a small publication of up to about 40 pages, sometimes bound with a saddle stitch. In early modern Europe a chapbook was a type of printed street literature. Produced cheaply, chapbooks were small, paper-covered booklets, usually printed on a single sheet folded into books of 8, 12, 16, or 24 pages. They were often illustrated with crude woodcuts, which sometimes bore no relation to the text, and were often read aloud to an audience. When illustrations were included in chapbooks, they were considered popular prints. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall (covers) and 6 ¾ inches tall (Chapbook). Condition Report Externally See above and photos. Internally See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: not dated Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1701030546187

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Affecting History of Sally Wiliams, ...

Verlag: London: Printed and sold by Howard and Evans

Erscheinungsdatum: 1790

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition