Tough yarns : a series of naval tales and sketches to please all hands, from the swabs on the shoulders down to the swabs in the head / by the old sailor, author of "Greenwich hospital," &c. ; illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Published / Created:
London : Effingham Wilson, 1835.
Physical Description:
[8], 351, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR4063.B23 T68 1835Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Full-page etchings by George Cruikshank, and wood-engraved vignettes drawn by Cruikshank.Printed by Maurice & Co., Howford Buildings, Fenchurch Street.Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank, 55BEIN 1978 1173: Second issue noted in A.M. Cohn's George Cruikshank: a catalogue raisonné, no. 55, but lacking advertising matter at end and with last plate at p. 185 rather than p. 153.BAC: British Art Center copy is the first issue. Bound in later red calf, with gilt edges. Printed on dark cream paper. Last word of page 1 is "Ah". No advertisements at end. Last plate at p. 153.
Contents:
Greenwich Hospital -- Tom Brookes -- Daddy Davy, the Negro -- Ghost stories -- Frère du diable -- The fisherman's family -- The red flag at the fore -- The prisoner -- The confict -- The burning ship -- The veteran soldier.
Subject Terms:
Sea stories, English. | Seafaring life -- Fiction. | Effingham Wilson -- Publisher. | Maurice & Co. -- Printer. | Scheuer, Gloria -- Provenance.