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[005267] [Lund, John]; [Booth, Joshua] Ducks and Green Peas; Or, the Newcastle Rider. A Farce in One Act. Founded on Fact. To Which is Added, the Newcastle Rider. A Tale in Rhyme. Alnwick: W. Davison, 1827. Reprint. 24mo. Paper Covers. Pamphlet. Good. [5], 6-34pp, [2]. Original paper covers

Covers lightly stained, corners creased, spots of light foxing internally, very lightly browned, but generally quite clean. A book label to reverse of front wrapper, and another to foot of ffep

Lower wrapper with a list of juvenile books published by Davison, including several by Scott

Sometimes ascribed to Joshua Booth, but seemingly by John Lund, a humorous poet, (fl. 1785), said to have been a barber in Pontefract. According to the ODNB, the story, set in the Queen’s Head, Harrogate, “is rudimentary, being that of a rider (that is, bagman) who, when airing himself as a person of quality, is suddenly confronted by his master; but it proved extremely popular, passing through numerous editions down to 1838”; The Newcastle Rider is a poem

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