Johnny Gilpin of Cheapside, going farther than he intended
Subtitle: a droll story read by Mr. Henderson at Freemason's-Hall
Contributors: Poupard, James, engraver
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49601
Publisher: Printed by Robert Aitken, and sold by him and William Prichard [i.e., Pritchard], in Market-Street.
Published: 1786
Place of publication: [Philadelphia]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Work titles: John Gilpin
Notes: 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 text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49601)