Ballad Printers in Lincolnshire

Index of Ballad Printers and Publishers in Lincolnshire, their locations, imprints and publications, with links to the Bodleian Library Archive. Where possible, any other publications by the printer have been included.

Boston

Printer: Bentoft

Imprint: Bentoft, Printer, High-Street, Boston

Titles: The fine old coloured gemman, Ole jaw-bone

Link: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/05000/02094.gif

Printer: Henry Farrow

Imprint: Printed and Published by Henry Farrow, 'Herald' Office, Boston, Lincolnshire

Titles: Cottonopolist

Link: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/25000/21255.gif

Printer: Kelsey

Imprint: Kelsey, Bookbinder, Boston and Spilsby

Titles: Messenger of Mortality

Link: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/05000/00146.gif

See Also: (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG221867)

Epworth

Printer: J. Pearson

Imprint: J. Pearson, Printer, Market Place, Epworth

Titles: ‘The Roving Journeyman’, ‘Blue Ey'd Mary’, ‘My gentle mother dear!’, ‘Undaunted Mary, or, The banks of sweet Dundee’.

Link: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/05000/04266.gif http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/05000/03442.gif

Gainsborough

Printer: Adam Stark

Imprints: A Stark, Printer, Gainsborough, Adam Stark, Printer, Gainsborough

Titles: ‘Ben Block’, ‘Joltering Giles’, ‘The Christian’s Daily Task’, ‘Death of Abercrombie’

Links: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/10000/06747.gif http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/10000/06938.gif http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/25000/21477.gif http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/10000/06841.gif

See Also: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zA4HAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Printer: M. Knaggs

Imprint: M. Knaggs, Printer, Gainsbro'

Titles: ‘Arise, arise, ye guilty souls arise’

Links: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/25000/21476.gif

Grimsby

Printer: Skelton

Imprint: Skelton, Printer, Grimsby

Titles: 'Invocation to the Freemen of Grimsby'

Links: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/25000/21530.gif

Horncastle

Printer: D. Cussons

Imprint: D. Cussons, Printer, Horncastle

Titles: 'Chapter of cheats, or The roguery of every trade'

Links: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/20000/16265.gif

See Also: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/53777/53777-h/53777-h.htm

Printer: Weir and Son.

Imprint: Weir, Printer, Horncastle

Titles: 'King, liberty, laws. A new song'

Links: http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/static/images/sheets/25000/24913.gif

See Also: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/64182/64182-h/64182-h.htm

Lincoln

Printed by Smith, opposite the Corn-[Hill] R.E. Leary, Printer, 19, Strait, Lincoln Lincoln: Printed by Drury, opposite the Bank. 1798 Walker, Printer, Lincoln

Louth Marshall, Printer, Louth H. Hurton, Printer, Louth

Scunthorpe A, Clay, Printer, \"The Lamp,\" West End, Scunthorpe

Sleaford Sleaford; Printed by R. Thornhill, Bookseller

Spalding Spalding, High Street