Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Cowper, William, 1731-1800
Title:
Cowper's diverting history of John Gilpin : with twenty illustrations by Percy Cruikshank.
Alternate Title(s):
Diverting history of John Gilpin
Published / Created:
London : Published by Read & Co., 18, Johnsons Court, Fleet St., [1855]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([20] p.) : ill. ; 13 x 260 cm, folded to 13 x 13 cm, in boards 14 x 14 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR3382 .J6 1855
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Cover title.

Date of publication from British Museum.

BAC: British Art Center copy in blind-stamped blue boards, with illustrated cover title pasted to upper board. Publisher's advertisement: on verso of lower board.
Subject Terms:
English wit and humor. | Satire, English | Ballads, English.
Form/Genre:
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- [1855]
Contributors:
Cruikshank, Percy, active 1840–1860, ill. | Read & Co., publisher.