A choice garland of Broadsheet Ballads, chosen by Jennifer Reid.

A collection of eight traditional ballads, gathered together as ‘merch’ for singer Jennifer Reid who is touring with Eliza Carthy in 2024. This book is lavishly illustrated with chapbook blocks that Incline Press has been gathering for years, including a beautiful wood engraving of a chapman. There is a ‘bonus track’ of a facsimile broadsheet slip song tipped in at the back.

Hand set throughout in 10 and 12pt Sabon, Modern No 20 for sub-titling, Atrax on the title page and cover and a splash of a Stevens Shanks revival on the half title and inside back cover. Printed on some old paper stock, a nice cream tint.

Of the 500 copies printed, 100 are available from our shop, as shown here. They are cased with additional dedication and colophon, and bound in Edward Bawden’s original Curwen Press paper with equally vintage green book cloth. 12 x 22 cm.

The paperback edition is in a variety of colourful card wrappers.