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An old ballad of Whittington and his cat
- Description
- ESTC N68225 ; A song - "Here I must tell the praise of worthy Whit-". ; In this edition, the text is in four columns, with the title above the first two columns. There are four woodcuts. The first and second woodcuts are above their respective columns. The third woodcut is located in the middle of the third column. The fourth woodcut is located near the top of the fourth column.
- Date
- 1750?
- Call number
- 289750
- 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
- (oblong 1/2 sheet)
- Associated people
- Perrins, Charles William Dyson, (1864-1958,)
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