Call No.: MP 45 Chief's Office

Davison, William

Halfpenny chapbooks / by William Davison of Alnwick, with introduction by Peter C. G. Isaac. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Frank Graham, 1971. - [168] p. : ill. ; 15 cm.

Limited edition of 450 copies.

Contents: The guess book -- The puzzle book -- Nursery rhymes for children -- We are seven -- The medley -- The anecdote book -- The babes in the wood -- The invisible prince -- The house that Jack built -- Jack the giant killer -- The book of wild beasts -- History of birds in verse -- History of Blue Beard -- The orphan boy -- The history of Robin Hood -- Little Red Riding Hood -- The life of our blessed lord -- History of monkeys.

Includes facsimiles of eighteen chapbooks, all printed or published by W. Davison of Alnwick for one halfpenny.

Acc no.: Item 15480.

Acc no.: 15480 7072