Amusing Prose Chap-Books: Chiefly of Last Century

No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with gilt titles on spine are still bright, of this hard-cover book. A collection of of stories originally printed in chap-books in the eighteenth century (though some would be older than that). Mostly traditional tales such as Dick Whittington, Jack the Giant-Killer, Robin Hood and others; but also comical ones such as "Paddy from Cork", and the Wise Men of Gotham; also the story of one Peter Anderson from Aberdeen, who was captured by Indians in America. 350pp plus 12pp adverts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.