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HINDLEY, CHARLES - The Old Book Collector's Miscellany or, a collection of readable reprints of literary rarities illustrative of the history, literature, manners and biography of the English nation during the sixteenth and the Seventeenth centuries

London, Reeves and Turner, 1871, 1872, 1873. 22 cm, Hardcover (cloth). Black & White images. Conditie: Good, Very rare set of three volumes printed on blue paper. Volume one states: Only twelve copies printed on this coloured paper. We hereby certify that only Twelve Copies Of Volume I. of The Old Book Collectors Miscellany have been printed on this coloured paper. With a signature by editor Charles Hindley. Mordern bindings with number on spines. With labels from Blackburn Public Libraries (Reference Library) as well as some stamps and numbers. Name by previous owner. Size about 22 x 13, about 9 cm thick, set weight 2,4 kg.. Contents: Volume I: 1. A Dialogue Between the Common Secretary and Jealousy 2. A Bundle of Old Ballads in the Black Letter, laid open to view in Modern Type and Orthography 3. A True History of Prince Radapanthus 4. A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors, vulgarly called Vagabonds 5. A Quip for an Upstart Courtier 6. The Trimming of Thomas Nash, Gentleman 7. Nashs Lenton Stuff: in Praise of the Red-Herring and Yarmouth 8. Tom Nash His Ghost 9. George Peeles Merry Conceited Jests Volume II: 1. How the Good Wife taught her Daughter 2. King Jamess Counterblast to Tobacco 3. The Arraignment and Execution of the Late Traitors, &c. 4. The Penniless Parliament of Thread-bare Poets 5. Deckers The Gulls Hornbook 6. A Strange and Monstrous Serpent, or Dragon 7. Work for Cutlers; or, Sword, Rapier, and Dagger 8. A Dialogue Between Band, Cuff, and Ruff 9. The Great Snow Storm of 1614 10. Taylors (the Water-Poet) Penniless Pilgrimage 11. A Kicksey Winsey 12. Farewell to the Tower Bottles 13. A Navy of Land Ships 14.. Jack a Lent 15. The Watermens Suit 16. The Life of Long Meg of Westminster 17. A True and Certain Relation of a Strange Birth 18. Murder! Murder!! 19. The Character of a Town Gallant 20. Poor Robins True Character of a Scold Volume III: 1. Taylors Travels: Three weeks from London to Hamburgh 2. The Unnatural Father 3. Sir Gregory Nonsense 4. A Verry Merry Werry Ferry Voyage, or York for my money 5. A New Discovery with a Wherry from London to Salisbury 6. The Great Eater of Kent 7. The Old, Old, Very Old Man 8. Part of this Summers Travels 9. The Complaints of Hop the Brewer and Kilcalf the Butcher 10. The Countrymans Care, and the Citizens Fear 11. Sions Charity towards her Foes in Misery 12. The Poets Blind Mans Bough 13. Bartholomew Fair 14. The Stage-Players Complaint 15. The Generous Usurer 16. Archys Dream 17. Mother Shiptons Prophecy 18. A Threefold Discourse 19. The Actors Remonstrance 20. An Ordinance against Stage Plays 21. Lady Eleanors Audleys Prophecies 22. Taylors: Walker the Ironmongers Recantation 23. Mad Fashions, Odd Fashions 24. The Kings Majesties Welcome 25. Sir Walter Rawleighs Farewell 26. taylors Wandering to See the Wonders of the West 27. Taylors Short Relation of a Long Journey 28. The Certain Travels of an Uncertain Journey 29. Vinegar and Mustard 30. The Character of a Town Miss 31. Jacksons Recantation 32. Ushers Predictions.
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