Gammer Gurton's Garland.
OR
THE NURSERY PARNASSUS
A Choice Collection of Pretty Songs and Verses for
the Amusement of all Little Good Children
who can neither read nor run.
LONDON, 1810
REPRINTED FOR
HUGH HOPKINS, GLASGOW
1866
Printed by R. Clark, Edinburgh.
"Gammer Gurton's Garland, or the Nursery Parnassus," was originally issued at Stockton, as a small twopenny brochure, in 32mo, without a date, "printed by and for R. Christopher." Sir Harris Nicholas says it appeared in the year 1783, "one of the most prolific of Ritson's pen." Haslewood is of opinion that it appeared about the same period as "The Bishopric Garland, or Durham Minstrel," which was printed at Stockton for the same R. Christopher in 1784. "Gammer Gurton's Garland" was again printed, with additions, 1809, in 8vo. This little work, a great favourite with those for whose amusement it was compiled, has been more than once reprinted since. The present edition has been very carefully executed, and rendered complete by the addition of an index.
The impression has been limited to one hundred copies small paper, and twelve copies large paper.
Glasgow, mdccclxvi.
