HINDLEY, CHARLES. The Life and Times of James Catnach (Late of Seven Dials), Ballad Monger, by Charles Hindley. With 230 Wood-cuts, of Which 42 are by Bewick. London Reeves and Turner 1878 Octavo. xvi, 432, 12 pp. One of only six copies printed on yellow paper, with the woodcuts on preliminary pages hand-colored. A narrative biography interspersed with a broad sampling of the multifarious products of the Catnach Press: ballads; broadsheets; portraits of murderers and monarchs; scandals; humorous, religious, patriotic, and political verse, and matters too numerous to mention. Laid-in is a signed autograph note from the author to one of the two dedicatees. Light foxing to endpapers and adjacent leaves, else fine in cloth with printed label. Bookplate. Price: USD 1,250.00 other currencies   order no. 9255    inquire

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