1. small pamphlets or booklets containing popular tales, ballads, or other literature, typically sold cheaply by peddlers
Usage: historical; plural of chapbook

Examples

• The traveling merchant sold chapbooks filled with folk tales at the village market.
• Medieval chapbooks were an important way to spread stories among common people.
• The library’s collection includes rare chapbooks from the 18th century.
• Street vendors hawked chapbooks containing popular ballads and news.
• These chapbooks preserved many traditional stories that might otherwise have been lost.
• The printer specialized in producing inexpensive chapbooks for mass distribution.