Ancient Spanish Ballads; Historical and Romantic

London: John Murray, 1842. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 8". William Allen; David Roberts; William Simon; Henry Warren; C. E. Aubrey; William Harvey. A beautifully illustrated collection of Spanish ballads and poetry. A new revised edition. Illustrated throughout with Including six full page engraved plates with many in-text illustrations. A collection of ancient Spanish ballads, including: the march of Bernardo del Carpio, the complaint of the Count of Saldana, Melisendra, and the Lady of the tree. Translated from the Spanish with notes by John Gibson Lockhart, a Scottish writer and editor best known for the seminal seven-volume biography of his father-in-law, Sir Walter Scott. Illustrated by William Allen, David Roberts, William Simon, Henry Warren, C. E. Aubrey, and William Harvey. Graingerised with ten additional plates inserted and images pasted from previous owner. Pasted image to the front endpapers, to reverse of introduction page, and reverse of all six plates. Images also pasted to cover the first introductory pages of: The Maiden Tribute, The Wedding of Lady Theresa, Ximena Demands Vengeance, The Pounder, The King of Arragon, The Death of Don Alonzo of Aguilar, The Captive Knight and the Blackbird, and Count Alarcos and the Enfanta Solisa. Bound by Hayday & Mansell. In the original full green morocco binding with marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Externally, sound with slight rubbing to the extremities and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Some plates from other works have been very neatly fixed into the book with paper and paste. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Neatham Mill Library embossed stamp to rear endpaper. Bound by Hayday & Mansell. Very Good