Accession number
PML 82136
Published
London : Bell & Daldy, 1871.
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1979.
Notes
An adaptation of the traditional ballad, variously ascribed to Thackeray, Dickens, and Cruikshank; the text is generally attributed to Thackeray or Cruikshank, the introduction and notes to Dickens. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue: Kitton, F. G. The minor writings of Charles Dickens, 1900, p. 70-74 and Cohn, A. M. A few notes upon some rare Cruikshankiana, 1915, p. 17.
The numbered leaves are printed on one side only.
Contains three additional verses, purported to be by Cruikshank, not included in 1839 edition.
The numbered leaves are printed on one side only.
Contains three additional verses, purported to be by Cruikshank, not included in 1839 edition.
Description
7-29 numbered leaves, [31]-40 pages, including frontispiece, plates : illustrations, music ; 14 cm
Provenance
Lincoln Kirstein.
Binding
Publisher's green cloth blocked in black and gilt.
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