Chapbooks are a recent addition to my collection, and the easiest to reproduce. Right now, I own only three of these little gems, which, from the 16th century through today, were, and remain, cheap to mass produce.
The picture to the left shows my three chapbooks next to a standard size book, 4-3/4"x6".
The middle one, The Rose-Bud, with the green cover, is the only one I am positive came with that cover. It is my understanding that sometimes people would use bits of wallpaper to cover their books and protect them. As soon as I can document that, I will post it here.
The following are links to information about chapbooks and their history.
The picture to the left shows my three chapbooks next to a standard size book, 4-3/4"x6".
The middle one, The Rose-Bud, with the green cover, is the only one I am positive came with that cover. It is my understanding that sometimes people would use bits of wallpaper to cover their books and protect them. As soon as I can document that, I will post it here.
The following are links to information about chapbooks and their history.
- http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/n/national-art-library-chapbooks-collection/
- http://library.sc.edu/spcoll/britlit/cbooks/cbook1.html
- http://library.sc.edu/digital/collections/sldp/what-is-a-chapbook.html
- http://mappinghiddencollections.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/format-an-example-of-common-duodecimo-with-an-uncommon-frontispiece-2
- http://blogs.library.mcgill.ca/chapbook/