Ritson's Northern Garlands 1810
Details. Ritson's Northern Garlands 1810 (or to give it its full title - “Northern Garlands -- The Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel; A choice collection of excellent songs -- The Yorkshire Garland; A curious collection of old and new songs -- The Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale; A matchless collection of famous songs -- The North-Country Chorister; An unparalleled variety of excellent songs -- Edited by the late Joseph Ritson, Esq -- London; Printed for R. Triphook, St. Jame's Street; By Harding and Wright, St. John' Square – 1810”) is a book of North East of England folk songs consisting  of approximately 100 pages, published in 1810. Joseph Ritson’s Northern Garland is a compilation of the 4 volumes of songs published in the late 18th and early 19th century. The four separate volumes are as follows :- It is only an important document in its own right, but one of the main sources of similar successor publications such as John Bell's Rhymes of Northern Bards and Bruce and Stokoe's Northumbrian Minstrelsy. A set of original documents are held in The Robinson Library of Newcastle University The publication. The front cover of the book was as thus :- Northern Garlands  THE BISHOPRIC GARLANDS OR DURHAM MINSTREL A choice Collection of excellent Songs THE YORKSHIRE GARLAND; A curious Collection of old and new Songs THE NORTHUMBERLAND GARLAND OR NEWCASTLE NIGHTINGALE; A matchless Collection of famous Songs THE NORTH-COUNTRY CHORISTER; An unparalleled Variety of excellent Songs EDITED BY THE LATE JOSEPH RITSON, ESQ LONDON; PRINTED FOR R. TRIPHOOK, ST. JAME'S-STREET; By Harding and Wright, St. John'-square 1810 Contents. The compilation book is set out as follows:- front cover Several blank pages An article headed “Advertisement” which is a preface detailing the books and their editor This is followed by the  four separate sections, each with their own songs, poems, comments, etc., each section with its own index/contents page except Part III.