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The countryman's garland in two parts. To a merry new tune

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ESTC T34267 ; "Part I. Country John's unfortunate ramble to London or, the tricks of a town jilt" begins with "You young men that down in the country dwell,". ; In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two and a woodcut near the foot of the third the columns are not separated by rules.
Type
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Date
1760?
Call number
289721
Provenance
Purchased from Francis Edward, 1953. With the bookplate of C. W. Dyson Perrins. Previously bound with other ballads and broadside printed materials in a red grained morocco binding. The items were disbound and cataloged separately, see call numbers 289716-289788. The binding was retained, see call number: 195358.
Dimensions
23 x 36 cm (1/2 sheet)
Associated people
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, (1864-1958,)
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