Murders and moralities: English catchpenny prints, 1800-1860 (Colonnade book) by Thomas Gretton - 1980-01-01

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

British Museum Publications, 1980. Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

British Museum Publications Ltd, 1980-11-03. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

British Museum Publications, 1980. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Clean & tight. Filled with old lithographs. Covers have faded to ivory. Small corner turns..

London.: British Museum Press., 1980. 128pp, illustrations. Covers are lightly tanned.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

British Museum Publications, London, xxx edition, 1980. Laminated illustrated wrappers, small 4to, 25 cm. 128 pp, chiefly ills. From the blurb: "Murders, hangings, disasters, moral tales, politics and religion were the favourite themes of the single-sheet ballads and broadsides produced in nineteenth-century England. Sold by hawkers and pedlars, on city streets or at country fairs, they entertained and informed the literate poor. So much interest has been shown in the texts of these catchpenny prints that their striking woodblock illustrations tend to be overlooked. Thomas Gretton has selected over ninety examples of these to show their unexpected variety: gruesomeu naïve, bizarre or comical, they have an immediate appeal. In shifting the focus away from the texts the author sets the illustrations in their context and argues for their historical importance in documenting a way of seeing the world which is now unfamiliar, as well as reflecting the attitudes and aspirations of the people who… Read More

London: British Museum, 1980. Card covers in tidy condition, spine slightly sunned, neat previous owners name. Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Colonade Books, 1980 128 pages A selection of over ninety examples of the single sheet broadsides which were sold in nineteenth-century England.Profusely illustrated in black and white. A tight crisp copy with slight browning to the edges of the laminated cover

British Museum Publications, 1980-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!