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The history of Thomas of Reading : and other worthy clothiers of England. Setting forth their mirth, great riches, and hospitality to the poor; and the great favour they gained with their prince. Concluding with the woeful death of Thomas of Reading, who was murdered by his host

Accession number
PML 8207.10
Creator
Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.
Published
[London] : Printed and sold i[n] Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, [between 1770 and 1790?]
Credit line
Purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes
In this edition, "London" is not present in the imprint.
The "n" has failed to print in the word "in" in the imprint statement.
Anonymous. By Thomas Deloney.
Research by David Stoker suggests a general publication date range spanning from the 1770s to the 1780s for chapbooks bearing the "Aldermary Churchyard" and "Aldermary Churchyard, Bow Lane" imprints, with those bearing the street address "No. 4 Aldermary Churchyard" probably printed sometime after the mid 1770s.
Description
24 p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 16 cm.
Provenance
Bookplate of Henry Cunliffe; autograph of John Heaviside; from the Toovey collection.
Classification
Department