The history of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London : with the adventures of his cat.

Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his mouse-catching cat and became Lord Mayor of London.Includes 10 woodcuts.First sentence: "Dick Whittington was but a very little boy when his father and mother died, indeed so young that he knew neither of them, nor the place he was born in.""The woodcuts are engraved by A.R. Branston after George Cruikshank. One cut is signed 'Fry'."--Osborne Coll., cited below.Woodcut title vignette and illustrations.Cover title.Osborne Coll.,Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his mouse-catching cat and became Lord Mayor of London.Mode of access: Internet.Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Shelia R. Bourke Collection: bound with 4 other chapbooks subsequent to publication, with binder's title: Banbury Chapbooks. 10 hand-coloured wood engravings. Bound in brown calf by Wood of London. St. Andrews N.B. Antique Show. July/83. $10.00 for the 5 books. Hobbyhorse Books. Ho Ho Kus, N.J. - '91 - $90.00 for this one chapbook.Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Children's Collection: uncut; folded as issued. 10 black & white woodcuts