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The Berkshire tragedy, or, the Wittam miller, with an account of his murdering his sweetheart, &c

Description
ESTC T21546 ; Verse - "Young men and maidens all give ear,". ; In five columns not separated by rules the title and woodcut are above the first two columns. ; In this issue the word "tragedy" is correctly spelt and there is no imprint.
Type
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Date
1780?
Call number
289727
Provenance
Purchased from Francis Edward, 1953. With the bookplate of C. W. Dyson Perrins. Previously bound with other ballads and broadside printed materials in a red grained morocco binding. The items were disbound and cataloged separately, see call numbers 289716-289788. The binding was retained, see call number: 195358.
Dimensions
20 x 32 cm (oblong 1/2 sheet)
Associated people
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, (1864-1958,)
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