[Collection of nineteenth century Scottish chapbooks]
Contributors: Crawhall, Joseph, 1821-1896  (association); Zaehnsdorf Limited 
Publisher: various publishers
Published: 1769
Place of publication: [Glasgow and other locations
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Chapbooks, Scottish; Chapbooks, English
Description: A collection of approx. 600 chapbooks, mainly from the first half of the nineteenth century, although most are undated.  Most are printed in Scotland; imprints include Glasgow, Paisley, Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk, Aberdeen, Ayr and Kilmarnock, as well as London, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester, York and Coventry. Most are anonymous but some titles attributed to authors such as Hannah More, Daniel Defoe, Robert Burns, John Bunyan, James Hogg and Allan Ramsay.  Many of the titles are illustrated wtih woodcuts.
Notes: Title supplied by this library.

Includes one volume of reprints of earlier chapbooks published by the Leadenhall Press in 1883, ""Gathyrd ande newlie sett foorth with titles, hede and tayle-peeces, ande various sculptures ... curiouslie engraven by Joseph Crawhall" (no. 35).

A title index to the complete collection is available online.

Fisher copy: Includes 26 volumes from the library of Joseph Crawhall, some with his manuscript notes (no. 9,17,28,34). Eight volumes with the bookplate of Andrew J. Kirkpatrick (no. 18-23,25,34). Thirteen volumes bound by Zaehnsdorf (no. 12-20,25-28); two volumes bound by Robertson, Edinburgh (no. 21-22).