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The Twelfth Cake : a Juvenile Amusement, Consisting of Little Ballads To be sung by the following Characters viz King, Queen, Sailor's Wife, Match Girl, Simon Pure, Ballad Singer, Punch & Harlequin : with a Finale and Introduction / the Music with an Accompaniment for the Piano Forte Composed by Reginald Spofforth.

Accession number
PML 84303
Creator
Spofforth, Reginald, 1770-1827.
Published
London : Printed by Longman & Broderip, No. 26 Cheapside & No. 13 Haymarket, [ca. 1790]
Notes
Date from Gumuchian.
Engraved title page depicting a large cake decorated with figures of all the characters listed in title, signed "T. King, sc., 451 Strand", verso blank, followed by 17 pages of engraved music, printed on both sides, last page blank.
List of characters on title page in two columns.
Each ballad has an engraved vignette of the singer at beginning, 8 in all.
"NB To be had of the Author No. 10 Hyde Street Bloomsbury"--at foot of t.p.
"Pr. 3s. 6d."--t.p..
Page 1 is a publisher's advertisement headed, "Musical publications, printed and sold by Longman & Broderip at the Apollo, No. 26 Cheapside & No. 13 Hay market London."
Description
1 score: [2], 17, [1] p. : ill. (engraving) ; 33.4 cm
Binding
Later 3/4 brown mor. spine, brown marbeled paper-covered boards, brown and green marbled end papers, spine title gilt.
Classification
Department