Correct Return List of the Winning Horses,For the Grand Race contested for this day, with the correct Pedigrees, and Offical Remarks. THE success of my former List having exceeded my expectation, and the interest created by the Race,...
Thomas Vale, Printer, Freeman-street, Birmingham [n.d.c. 1844].
Scarce letterpress, frame 400 x 275mm (15¾ x 10¾"). Framed. Unexamined outside of frame. Time stained and creased.
A satirical election report in the style of horse racing. Presumably this is the results of the 1844 Birmingham by-election; making the horses 'Sir John's Candour,' Richard Spooner (1783 – 1864) the winner, 'Basewig,'William Scholefield (1809 – 1867) in second place and 'Mr. Sleekface's Dun Horse Broad Brim,' Joseph Sturge (1793 – 1859) placing third. 'Jacob Wilson, clerk of the course,' refers to the Town crier of Birmingham, Jacob Wilson (1799 - c.1833) who would have annouced the election results to the people. Thomas James Vale had a long career as a printer at several different sites such as at 3 Freeman Street (1832-c.1844), and finally at 113 Moor Street (1850-55). During his time at Freeman Street he reprinted on broadsides extracts from newspapers on topical events such as French losses at the siege of Antwerp (1832), fire at the Palace of Westminster (1834), 'Dreadful Riots at Dudley' (1834) and a 'great discovery' (1836).
See also 59529.
[Ref: 59534] £390.00
Scarce letterpress, frame 400 x 275mm (15¾ x 10¾"). Framed. Unexamined outside of frame. Time stained and creased.
A satirical election report in the style of horse racing. Presumably this is the results of the 1844 Birmingham by-election; making the horses 'Sir John's Candour,' Richard Spooner (1783 – 1864) the winner, 'Basewig,'William Scholefield (1809 – 1867) in second place and 'Mr. Sleekface's Dun Horse Broad Brim,' Joseph Sturge (1793 – 1859) placing third. 'Jacob Wilson, clerk of the course,' refers to the Town crier of Birmingham, Jacob Wilson (1799 - c.1833) who would have annouced the election results to the people. Thomas James Vale had a long career as a printer at several different sites such as at 3 Freeman Street (1832-c.1844), and finally at 113 Moor Street (1850-55). During his time at Freeman Street he reprinted on broadsides extracts from newspapers on topical events such as French losses at the siege of Antwerp (1832), fire at the Palace of Westminster (1834), 'Dreadful Riots at Dudley' (1834) and a 'great discovery' (1836).
See also 59529.
[Ref: 59534] £390.00