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The Berkshire lady in four parts

Description: ESTC T191663 ; Verse - "Batchelors of e'ery station,". ; Above the first line: Part I. ; In five columns, with both the woodcut and title above the first two columns.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1750?
Call number: 289764
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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Berkshire tragedy

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289726

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

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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.

289727

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289733

The Kentish garland

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ESTC N68219 ; Verse - "Good people now I pray give ear,". ; In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two the columns are not separated by rules. The woodcut above the first column is a picture of a couple walking together. The second woodcut above the second column is a man holding a plant in his hand.

289731

The high-priz'd pin-box: This damsel she doth set great store, by her pin-box fine and rare but every ordinary whore, hath got suck kind of ware. To the tune of, Let every man with cap in hand, &c

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289768

The cruel cooper of Ratcliff. In three parts

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ESTC T34446 ; J. Evans at this address 1792-1839 (Maxted). ; Verse - "Near Ratcliff Cross lived a cooper there,". ; In four columns with the title above the first two and the woodcut above the first the columns are separated by ornamental rules.

289765

The Berkshire lady in four parts

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