Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballards, Now Ertant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw: To Which are Prefixed Historical Anecdotes of His Life
by RITSON, JOSEPH & BEWICK, THOMAS
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John C. Nimmo 1885. First edition thus, original binding, 9 Thomas Bewick full page engravings + frontispiece, many more illustrations within text, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt motif to front board, gilt decorations to spine, frontispiece, t.e.g., xii + 400pp, illus, VG- ( heavy fading & tanning to boards & spine, front board shaky, two 10cm splits along outer front hinge, two 4cm closed tears to cloth of spine, chipping & surface loss to spine extrems, moderately heavy fraying to board edges, moderate bruising to board corners, light soiling & rubbing to boards, sporadic foxing to pages, light foxing & moderate tanning to page edges)
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- Title
- Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballards, Now Ertant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw: To Which are Prefixed Historical Anecdotes of His Life
- Author
- RITSON, JOSEPH & BEWICK, THOMAS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo 1885
- Keywords
- Robin Hood literature poems poetry modern first edition songs ballards Anthologies England
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