The Ingoldsby Legends.
by Thomas Ingoldsby
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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Green cloth binding with gilt title on the spine and signature on the front board.
A good collection Ingoldsby Legends; or Mirth and Marvels London
Ingoldsby, Thomas [pseud. Barham, Richard Harris. . The "Ingoldsby legends" by the English cleric Barham (1788-1845), is a collection of poetry, legends, myths and ghost stories, which appeared first in a collected form in 3 series in 1840, 1842 and 1847. With this publication, Rackham developed his best style of fantasy writing. It would influence a generation of children and artists. The first edition illustrated by Rackham was published in 1898
Synopsis
The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually a pen-name of Richard Harris Barham. The legends were first printed in 1837 as a regular series in Bentley's Miscellany and later in New Monthly Magazine. The legends were illustrated by John Leech and George Cruikshank. They proved immensely popular and were compiled into books published in 1840, 1842 and 1847 by Richard Bentley.
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- Bookseller
- Martin Frost (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FB3421 /X3
- Title
- The Ingoldsby Legends.
- Author
- Thomas Ingoldsby
- Format/Binding
- Cloth binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Albion edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Circa 1900
- Size
- 16 x21 x5cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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