Item 45 - Chapbooks, prints, and cuttings relating to notable criminals

Identity area

Reference code

Crewe MS/45

Title

Chapbooks, prints, and cuttings relating to notable criminals

Date(s)

  • 1733–95 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 volume (32 x 21 cm), containing 151 leaves and 4 loose sheets. Folios 2, 3, 5–7, 9, 11, 13, 15–23, 31–2, 34–6, 38–44, 51, 53–6, 58–63, 65–70, 74, 76–90, 93–108, 111–27, and 132–47 have prints or printed sheets mounted on them, the sheets being insertedread more

Context area

Archival history

The armorial bookplate of Robert, Earl of Crewe, is pasted inside the front cover.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

On the spine is stamped ‘Lives of Remarkable Criminals 1760 to 1780—London’. See the separate descriptions of the contents.

System of arrangement

Foliated 1–151, with four loose sheets.

Conditions of access and use area

Language of material

  • English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The loose sheets are stored separately.

Allied materials area

Publication note

CHAPBOOKS AND BROADSIDES

The Trial of the Notorious Highwayman Richard Turpin, 1739 (ESTC No. T112935)

An Account of the Execution of the late Laurence, Earl Ferrers, 1760 (ESTC No. T18836)

A Circumstantial Account of that Unfortunate Young Lady Missread more