Buy this book on-line Chapbook : THE SONGSTER'S CABINET Or Britain's Glory: Being a Collection of Twenty-Five Choice SongsBurbage and Stretton, Nottingham, 1794
8vo. 8pp. UNRECORDED Chapbook with full-title page and 7 pages of lyrics [with no music]. Sewn sheets. Block embellished wood-cut above the publisher's imprint.. Containing 'Come ye lads who wish to shine'; Smile, Smile Britannia Smile; How Little do the landmen know; Long Had the French Navy; Come my boys, we've beat the foe; Now away my brave boys; Ye true honest Britons; The Lillies of France; How stands the glass around; The Thund'ring Drums do Beat; In Glory we're told; The Soldiers tired of wars alarms; Hail England, Old England; On Old England's blest shore; Down by a crystal river clear; Some talk of Alexander; God save Great George our King; Britons for arm yourselves prepare; Now rise my souls; May Peace and Pleasure; Twas Saturday Night; The Sails unfurl'd, the ship unmade; The bully crew their sails ununbende; Rule Brittania; Hark! The bells are ringing. Smal burn mark to the first two leaves affected the inner margins luckily only minor loss. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. An unrecorded chapbook dated 1794. Chapbooks were usually 8pp, printed on coarse paper and sold by street-vendors called 'chapmen' When containing songs there are referred to as 'Garlands'. This collection relates mainly to the Napoleonic wars with France.19x13 cms.. Book Condition: V.g.. Binding: paper wrappers Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Chapbook : THE SONGSTER'S CABINET Or Britain's Glory: Being a Collection of Twenty-Five Choice Songs. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, first editions, used books, out-of-print books and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |