The Black Decree: A Carol on the Nativity, Life, and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Printed and sold by D. Batchelar, at the Children's Book, Print, and Toy Warehouse, opposite the Refuge for the Destitute, Hackney Road, Tower Hamlets. [n.d., c.1840.]
Broadsheet, wood engraving & letterpress, scarce. Sheet 380 x 250mm, 15 x 9¾". Some wear.
A broadsheet song about the life of Christ in 22 verses, with eleven wood-engraved scenes. The 'Black Decree' was Herod's order to kill all new-borns because of the prophecy about the birth of Christ. Daniel Batchelar worked from Hackney Road Crescent between 1836 and 1842.
[Ref: 22229] £130.00
Broadsheet, wood engraving & letterpress, scarce. Sheet 380 x 250mm, 15 x 9¾". Some wear.
A broadsheet song about the life of Christ in 22 verses, with eleven wood-engraved scenes. The 'Black Decree' was Herod's order to kill all new-borns because of the prophecy about the birth of Christ. Daniel Batchelar worked from Hackney Road Crescent between 1836 and 1842.
[Ref: 22229] £130.00