chapbook

[ chap-boo k ]

/ ˈtʃæpˌbʊk /

a small book or pamphlet of popular tales, ballads, etc., formerly hawked about by chapmen.

a small book or pamphlet, often of poetry.

Origin of chapbook

1790–1800; chap (as in chapman) + book

A cave man is fun to be engaged to and keep a record about in your chapbook––but when you marry him it is a different matter.

The Gorgeous Girl |Nalbro Bartley
The reappearance of the chapbook synchronized with that, and is closely related with it.

Studies of Contemporary Poets |Mary C. Sturgeon
It is evidently a reprint of a chapbook of the time of Charles II., as appears from many allusions.

The History of Signboards |Jacob Larwood
The account of these wonderful happenings was published in the form of a chapbook, and obtained a large circulation.

Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland |J. Maxwell Wood

Chiefly from a Chapbook Life, written apparently shortly after his death.

Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events |S. Baring-Gould

chapbook

/ (ˈtʃæpˌbʊk) /

a book of popular ballads, stories, etc, formerly sold by chapmen or pedlars