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(BEWICK, THOMAS; illustrator.) The Life and Times of James Catnach (Late of Seven Dials), Ballad Monger, by Charles Hindley. 230 woodcuts, of which 42 are by Bewick. 8vo, black cloth with printed pictorial spine label, thin split at joints, spine cloth faded; light foxing to preliminaries; bookplate on pastedown. A Signed Autograph Note by Hindley to G. H. Thompson, one of the two dedicatees, dated March 9, 1882, is laid in. London: Reeves and Turner, 1878
one of only six copies printed on yellow paper with hand-colored woodcuts on the preliminary pages. A narrative biography interspersed with various printed matter from the press including broadsheets, portraits of notable and notorious figures, and advertisements covering an array of colorful topics.
