Cowper's diverting history of John Gilpin : with twenty illustrations by Percy Cruikshank.

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The poem, which concerns a draper called Gilpin who rides a runaway horse, was first published anonymously in the Public Advertiser in 1782, and later published with The Task in 1785.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:John Gilpin
Main Author: Cowper, William, 1731-1800 (Author)
Corporate Author: Read & Co (Publisher)
Other Authors: Cruikshank, Percy, active 1840-1860 (Artist)
Language:English
Published: [London] : Read & Co., Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, [approximately 1855]
Subjects:
Humorous poetry, English.
Horsemanship > Juvenile poetry.
Horses > Juvenile poetry.
English wit and humor.
Panoramas > Specimens.
Hand coloring.
Genre:
Juvenile poetry.
Specimens.
Hand coloring.
Ownership and Custodial History:
Print-out of dealer description, by Marlborough Rare Books, London, England, available in MSS 466.
Local Note:
MSU: Laid-in material transferred to MSS 466, Box 7, Folder 235.
Binding Information:
In publisher's mauve cloth; onlaid label (colored) incorporating title, artist, imprint, and a picture of Gilpin on the bolting horse.
Physical Description:20 unnumbered leaves : color illustrations ; 13 x 300 cm, folded to 13 x 15 cm, in boards 14 x 16 cm
Format: Book

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