Facsimiles of 35 broadside ballad sheets, 10 of which were printed by William Clift of Cirencester.

Introduction and note on Clift of Cirencester by Martin Graebe.

Contents: Part 1: Ballads printed by William Clift of Cirencester: CRDWH 6818: Black Velvet Band, The -- Can I e'er forget the Valley -- CRDWH 6819: Poor little Fisherman's Boy, The -- Mary of the Moor -- CRDWH 6820: My Molly, O! -- Lovely Anne -- CRDWH 6821: Lovely Ann -- Huntsman, The -- CRDWH 6822 -- Chapter of Cheats or The Roguery of all Trades -- CRDWH 6823: The Rambling Sailor -- Knight of the Silver Shield, The -- CRDWH 6824: Rose of Ardee, The -- CRDWH 6825: Pretty Ploughboy, The -- Bonny Breast-Knot, The -- CRDWH 6826: Four Seasons, The -- CRDWH 6828: Royal Adelaide Bouquet, The (Being a selection of popular songs) -- Lass that Loves a Sailor, The: She never Blam'd him – Never -- Going Out a Gipsyin -- :Sich a getting up Stairs -- Little Gipsy Girl, The -- Life's a Bumper -- Alice Grey -- Light of Other Days -- Tired Soldier, The -- Deep Deep Sea, The -- Merry Mountain Horn

Contents: Part 2: Ballads from London and Elsewhere: CRDWH 6828: London Heiress, The -- Banks of the Band, The -- CRDWH 6829: Braes of Birnibouzle -- Larry O'Gaff -- CRDWH 6830: Banks of Clyde, The -- Our Cottage Lay Distant a Mile -- CRDWH 6831: King and Countryman, The -- Drink to me only with thine eyes -- CRDWH 6832: Queen of the May, The -- Kiss Dear Maid, The -- CRDWH 6833: Bunch of Rushes, The -- Pitcher, The or Dearly I Love You and True Love -- CRDWH 6834: Wealthy Farmer's Son, The -- Thrasher, The -- CRDWH 6835: Lilies in a Valley Grew -- Lads of the Village, The -- Time is on the Wing -- Woman's Love -- CRDWH 6836: Cottage that stands by the sea -- Belfast Mountains, The -- CRDWH 6837: Irish Girl, The -- Transport, The -- CRDWH 6838: Jack Williams the Bosun -- Ellen Aureen -- Jug of This, A -- CRDWH 6839: Merchant and Shepherdess -- Cuckoo, The -- CRDWH 6840: Second Thoughts Best -- Sons of Albion -- Sailor's Welcome Home, The -- Blue Bells of Scotland, The -- CRDWH 6841: The Marygold (garland) -- Tom Bowling -- My Friend and Pitcher -- I'd Think on Thee, my Love -- Exciseman, The -- Under the Rose -- Fame Sound the Trumpet -- Rum tum ti tum -- The soldier, tired of war's alarms -- Drover Boy, The -- Kiss, The (A favourite song) -- Young Colin stole my heart away -- CRDWH 6842: Cottager's Widow, The -- Pity the Orphan -- CRDWH 6843: Jeannette's Farewell to Jeannot -- Down Among the Dead Men -- CRDWH 6844: [Title missing] garland -- Poor Jack -- my Love is Dead -- Galley Slave, The -- Pleasant a Sailor’s Life passes -- Willy’s the Lad for Me -- Rose and the Lily, The -- By a Prattling Stream -- Harvest Home -- Busy Curious Thirsty Fly -- Gayly Circling Glass -- King and the Sailor, The -- CRDWH 6845: Bay of Biscay -- Harry Hawser -- CRDWH 6846: Waterloo Soldier again in power -- CRDWH 6847: Body Snatchers, The -- CRDWH 6848: My Gentle Mother Dear -- Harry Bluff -- CRDWH 6849: Parody on Jeanette -- A Parody on There’s a Goo [sic] time coming! -- CRDWH 6850: Jullien’s Grand Polka -- Dawning of the Day -- CRDWH 6851: Old English Gentleman, The -- Green Hills of Tyrol -- CRDWH 6852: Barney Brallaghan’s Courtship -- Pensioner’s Compl[laint] of his Wife

Also available as a digital book containing the facsimiles, and introduction and listings from the printed version. (Ac No 20143).