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The life and times of James Catnach : (late of Seven Dials), ballad monger / By Charles Hindley.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hindley, Charles, -1893.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catnach, James, 1792-1841.
- Catnach, James.
- Printers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Printers.
- Ballads, English.
- Chapbooks.
- Publishing.
- History.
- Ballads.
- Printing.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- Printing--England--History--19th century.
- Ballads--Publishing--England--History--19th century.
- Chapbooks--Publishing--England--History--19th century.
- Ballads, English--England--Bibliography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Bibliographies.
- Advertisements -- Great Britain -- London -- 19th century.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 432 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (part color), plates, portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reeves and Turner, 1878.
- Notes:
- British museum Catalogue: "25 copies." Bigmore & Wyman: "750 copies printed." Label on back of some copies: Toned 8vo edition, 25/-200 copies printed.
- "230 wood-cuts, of which 42 are by Bewick."
- Prospectus of the work, with colored illustrations: p. [i]-[iv].
- Much of the material appeared first in Hindley's The Catnach press (London, 1869).
- Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-12 at end.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 7293623
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