Johnny Gilpin of Cheapside, going farther than he intended : a droll story read by Mr. Henderson at Freemason's-Hall.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 49601. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Verse in sixty-three stanzas; first line: John Gilpin was a citizen. Attributed to William Cowper in the Dictionary of national biography, where it is noted that the poem was composed by Cowper and sent to William C. Unwin in November 1782, and subsequently published in the Public advertiser. In 1785 it was read by the actor, John Henderson, and became a highly popular broadside ballad, one bookseller reportedly selling 6,000 copies. This edition was probably printed in 1786, for in 1787 both Aitken and Pritchard entered into partnerships, their imprints reading, respectively, R. Aitken & Son, and Pritchard & Hall. Engraving at head signed: J. Poupard, st. On the American Antiquarian Society copy the illustration is printed in sepia. Text in five columns; printed area measures 48.5 x 24.6 cm. Not in Evans or Bristol. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations ; 53 x 42 cm. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |