Chapbooks--London.

Comprising examples published by J. Allen (1), John Arliss (1), J. Bailey, J. (1), M. Bassan (1), T. Batchelar (2), Bible Stand at the Crystal Palace (1), E. Billing (5), Bishop and Co. (2), G. Bishop and Co. (1), J. Booth (1), James Burns (3), J. Bysh (1), R. Cap (1), D. Carvalho (5), S. Carvalho (5), J. Catnach (15), T. Christie (12), Company of Walking Stationers (1), Darton and Son (1), William Darton (1), J. Davis (45), R. Davis (26), Thomas Dean & Co. (1), Dean & Munday (4), Thomas Dean and Son (1), J. Duncombe (2), Evans (2), Evans and Son (1), J. Evans and Son (9), Evans and Sons (4), J. Evans (3), J. and C. Evans (4), J.E. Evans (20), John Evans (4), T. Evans (3), W.S. Fortey (14), T. Goode (5), Grant and Griffith (2), Hamilton, Adams & Co. (4), J. Heydon (1), Hodgson & Co (2), Orlando Hodgson (8), Honourable Company of Walking Stationers (1), Houlston and Co. (2), Houlston and Son (28), F. Houlston and Son (4), Houlston and Sons (5), Houlston and Wright (5), Howard and Evans (7), T. Hughes (1), James Imray (6), J. Innes (1), W.S. Johnson (1), W. Kent (2), Ann Lemoine (2), E. Lloyd (1), J. Lowe (1), J. March (1), G. Martin (2), J. Mason (1), R. Miller (1), T. Nelson and Sons (1), F. Newbery (1), J. Newbery (2), A.K. Newman (1), John W. Parker (1), J. Pitts (1), F. Power (1), The Religious Tract Society (57), Ryle and Co. (7), C. Sheppard (1), Simpkin, Marshall and Co. (1), Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (2), Thomas Tegg (1), Thomas Thorpe (1), E. Wallis (1), Whitrow and Co. (14) together with 33 unidentified publishers; numerous woodcuts, mostly in original wrappers, several in bound collections, spotting and browning, occasional wear and loss--together with a library of 50 reference works, catalogues, bibliographies, etc., including works by John Ashton, Percy J. Cropper, Harvey Darton, Charles A. Federer, Victor E. Neubury, Iona and Peter Opie, Edwin Pearson,  Samuel F. Pickering Jr and Leslie Shepard (c.474)

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