chapmen

CHAPBOOK Small, inexpensive books produced from the 17th century until today, originally sold by "chapmen", peddlers, and hawkers.

2009 July 14 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS 2009

CHAPBOOK Small, inexpensive books produced from the 17th century until today, originally sold by "chapmen", peddlers, and hawkers.

Book Terminology: A to Z 2009

And also to give colour to this tale she bought many pelts and other goods, such as chapmen deal in.

Eric Brighteyes Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Chapbooks - the name derives from 'chapmen' the door-to-door peddlers who sold this type of literature - told racy tales of amorous advances, love and marriage.

Signs of the Times 2010

Chapbooks were works of popular literature sold for a few pence by pedlars or ‘chapmen’ from the 16th to the 19th cent.

Archive 2009-01-01 elena maria vidal 2009

Most of the company were chapmen and wagoners, all extremely polite; they asked Cacambo a few questions with the utmost discretion and circumspection; and replied to his in a most obliging and satisfactory manner.

Candide 2007

And moreover their women are for ever seeking whatso is fair and goodly, whatso is far-fetched and dear-bought, whereof we chapmen also thrive, as thou mayst well deem.

The Water of the Wondrous Isles 2007

Said Atra smiling on her: Nay, now must the cat be out of the bag, and I must tell thee that thou art to think of us as chapmen who with our kindness would buy something of thee, to wit, that thou wouldst do an errand for us to those three lovers of ours.

The Water of the Wondrous Isles 2007

¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; besides that which chapmen and merchants brought.

2 Chronicles 9. 1999

Much was he there in the months that followed, both at Heorot and widely among yeomen, chapmen, or common fieldhands, workers, sailors.

Time Patrolman Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1983