The History of Street Literature: The Story of Broadside Ballads, Chapbooks, Proclamations, News-sheets, Election Bills, Tracts, Pamphlets, Cocks, Catchpennies and Other Ephemera

Shepard, Leslie
Publication Date 1973
ISBN 0715358812
Publisher David and Charles
Binding Hardcover
SKU 27191
Notes Maroon boards with gilt titles to spine have hint of bumping to spine ends. Dust jacket is faded to the spine and is a littel frayed to spine ends.

Description

Hardback. 238pp. A study of what falls between ancient folklore and mass media: the ordinary everyday printed material, the 'non-books of poor people'. Illustrated throughout in black and white.
£12.00

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