Imprint Names: De Marsan, H.
Imprint Locations: New York, N.Y.
Date c.1860
Imprint: H. De Marsan, Dealer in Songs, Toy-books &c. No. 60 Chatham St. N.Y.
Notes: Border: Kissing cupids.
Title: Fashionable Fred
First Line: Of me you may have read, I'm Fashionable Fred
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: De Marsan, H.
Imprint Locations: New York, N.Y.
Date c.1860
Imprint: H. De Marsan, Dealer in Songs, Toy-books &c. No. 38 Chatham St. N.Y.
Notes: Border: Ethiopian. Coloured.
Title: The ladies' man
First Line: I'm quite a ladies' man, in fact, the belles they all declare
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Croshaw, C.
Imprint Locations: York
Date between 1814 and 1850
Imprint: C. Croshaw, Printer, Coppergate, York
Title: London manners and dandy fashions
First Line: My mother she said, my darling boy
Subjects: London (England)
Themes: Dandies
Notes: The title of Firth b.34(80) is cropped. Slip
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Notes: The title of Firth b.34(80) is cropped. Slip
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Notes: The title of Firth b.34(80) is cropped. Slip
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Notes: The title of Firth b.34(80) is cropped. Slip
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Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date between 1840 and 1866
Notes: See Harding B 11(2962) Slip. Another edition appears in a sheet of three ballads; see Harding B 11(2962) Slip. Another edition appears in a sheet of three; see Harding B 11(2962)
Series Identifier: 560
Title: I'm a gent
First Line: I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a ready made gent
Themes: Dandies
Title: The moon is up
First Line: The moon is up and in the sky
Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date between 1840 and 1866
Imprint: Harkness, Printer, 121, Church Street, Preston
Notes: Firth c.21(140) is another edition.
Series Identifier: 560
Title: Pat Finnigan
First Line: I am a decent gay labouring youth
Title: I'm a gent
First Line: I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a ready made gent
Themes: Dandies
Title: The moon is up
First Line: The moon is up and in the sky
Imprint Names: King, T. , Green, G.
Imprint Locations: Birmingham , London
Date c.1845
Imprint: Printed by T. King, Birmingham, and sold by Mr. Green, at his Music Stall, near the Turnpike, City-road, and at 27, Featherstone-street, City-road
Title: The fast young man
First Line: The fast young man is a gent renowned
Tune: The bronze horse
Authors: Hardwick, J.A.
Performers: Sharp, John W., 1828-1856
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: King, T. , Green, G.
Imprint Locations: Birmingham , London
Date c.1845
Imprint: Printed by T. King Birmingham and sold by Mr. Green at his Music Stall near the Turnpike City Road, and at 27, Featherstone-street, City-road
Title: The modern slap-up swell
First Line: I'll sing you a slap-up song, made by one who knows town well
Tune: Fine old English gentleman
Performers: Wilton, Miss
Notes: Verse and prose
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Taylor, T.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1859 and 1899
Imprint: London: Taylor, Printer, 92, Brick lane, Bethnal Green
Title: The dandy wife
First Line: Come all you young fellows who wish to get married
Themes: Dandies
Title: Maid of Gortein
First Line: Come all you gentle muses, combine and lend an ear
Imprint Names: The Poet's box
Imprint Locations: Glasgow
Date 1868
Imprint: ... the Poet's Box ... Saturday morning, Oct. 24, 1868
Notes: With a catalogue of songs. Imprint defaced Slip. Catalogue of the newest songs
Title: Immenseikoff; or the Shoreditch toff
First Line: Ha! my dear friends, pray 'ow-de-do?
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: The Poet's box
Imprint Locations: Glasgow
Date 1871
Imprint: ... the Poet's Box ... Saturday, February 18, 1871
Notes: With a catalogue of songs. Imprint defaced
Title: The Roman fall
First Line: The Grecian bend for west-end belles
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Pollock, J.K.
Imprint Locations: North Shields
Date between 1815 and 1855
Imprint: Pollock, Printer, North Shields
Title: Manners and fashions
First Line: My mother said my darling boy
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Pearson, T.
Imprint Locations: Manchester
Date between 1850 and 1899
Imprint: T. Pearson, Printer, Chadderton St Oldham Road
Series Identifier: 576
Title: The hero of Champagne
First Line: Oh, view the remains of a West-end swell
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: The Poet's box
Imprint Locations: Glasgow
Date 1869
Imprint: ... the Poet's box, 6, St Andrew's lane, Glasgow
Notes: At foot: List of newest songs.
Title: The swell of creation
First Line: Kind friends, you'll wonder who I am
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Croshaw, C.
Imprint Locations: York
Date between 1814 and 1850
Imprint: C. Croshaw, Printer, Coppergate, York
Title: The dandy, or, a Peep at high life
First Line: I'm but a simple clown
Themes: Dandies
Title: The dandies
First Line: I'm a fashionable beau just turn'd out the newest go
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Sharp, J.
Imprint Locations: London
Date c.1845
Imprint: Printed and Sold by J. Sharp, 30, Kent Street
Title: Broken down swell
First Line: I'm remembered well -- a slap-up swell
Tune: A man's a man for a' that
Themes: Dandies
Title: Tom Bowling
First Line: Here a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling
Authors: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Themes: Sailors
Imprint Names: Paul, C.
Imprint Locations: London
Date 18--
Imprint: C. Paul, Printer, 18, Great St. Andrew Street, Broad street, Bloomsbury
Title: I'm a gent
First Line: I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent ready made
Themes: Dandies
Title: A life on the ocean wave
First Line: A life on the ocean wave
Authors: Serjeant, E.
Themes: Naval
Imprint Names: Such, H.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1863 and 1885
Imprint: London: H. Such, Machine Printer & Publisher, 177, Union Street, Borough, S.E.
Series Identifier: 546
Title: Tidy suit for all that
First Line: I'm remembered well - a slap up swell
Themes: Dandies
Title: Come landlord fill the flowing bowl
First Line: Come landlord fill a flowing bowl
Notes: Firth b.26(267) is another edition of this ballad alone
Themes: Drinking
Imprint Names: Croshaw, C.
Imprint Locations: York
Date between 1814 and 1850
Imprint: C. Croshaw, Printer, Coppergate, York
Title: Repartee; the encore to Chit chat
First Line: The satiric song of \"Chit chat\" I mean now to reverse
Notes: Slip
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Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date between 1840 and 1866
Series Identifier: 957
Title: Don't push a man because he's going down the hill
First Line: In these sensation centuries
Title: The Rollicking Rams
First Line: Button up your waistcoat, button up your shoes
Imprint Names: Jackson, W. and Son
Imprint Locations: Birmingham
Date between 1839 and 1855
Imprint: Jackson and son (late Russell) Printers, 69 Digbeth (from 21, Moor st.) Birmingham
Title: I'm a gent, I'm a gent
First Line: I'm a gent, I'm a gent, I'm a gent ready made
Performers: Wright, Mr.
Performance Locations: Adelphi Theatre
Notes: The Adelphi Theatre was in operation from 1818.
Themes: Dandies
Title: Ben Block
First Line: Ben Block was a veteran of naval renown
Authors: Collins, John, d. 1808
Themes: Sailors - veterans
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Notes: The same setting of type as Harding B 11(38) but with a different imprint and a different first ballad.
Title: Black ey'd Susiannah
First Line: I've been to the east I've been to the west
Subjects: United States
Themes: Blackface minstrelsy
Title: I'm quite a ladieg' [sic] man
First Line: I'm quite a ladies' man, in fact, the belles they all declare
Themes: Dandies
Title: The wild white rose
First Line: All in the garden of beauty there grows
Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date between 1840 and 1866
Series Identifier: 911
Title: The real Mc.Kie
First Line: Come listen to me awhile
Themes: Marriage - men
Title: Dandy Pat
First Line: The girls all call me Dandy Pat, Dandy Pat, Dandy Pat
Subjects: Ireland
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Walker
Imprint Locations: Durham
Date 18--
Imprint: Walker, Printer, Durham
Series Identifier: 28
Title: The collier swell
First Line: I used to be a vulgar clown, with cash and money short in
Subjects: France
Themes: Social status , Dandies , Dining
Title: Anne Laurie
First Line: Maxwelton braes are bonnie
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Notes: Johnson Ballads 1582 is a photocopy of the Durham University copy.
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Imprint Names: Harkness, J.
Imprint Locations: Preston
Date between 1840 and 1866
Imprint: J. Harkness, Printer, Church-Street, Preston
Series Identifier: 227
Title: Crikey what will master say?
First Line: From a country village t'o day
Themes: Countryman in London
Title: I'm quite the ladies' man
First Line: I am a ladies' man -- in fact
Themes: Dandies
Imprint Names: Pearson, T.
Imprint Locations: Manchester
Date between 1850 and 1899
Imprint: T. Pearson, Printer, 4, & 6, Chadderton Street, Oldham Road, Manchester
Series Identifier: 678
Title: Kiss me, mother, kiss your darling
First Line: Kiss me, mother, kiss your darling
Themes: Death
Title: Promenade the spa'
First Line: A strolling in the Burlington
Performers: Rickards, Harry, 1848-1911
Subjects: Scarborough (England)
Themes: Dandies
Title: Kick'd out of home
First Line: If you'll give attention, I'll unfold to yuo [sic]
Tune: Driven from home
Performers: Ball, Harry
Themes: Domestic violence
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