The Ingolsby Legends: Or Mirth and Marvels
by Thomas Ingolsby
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- Hardcover
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INGOLDSBY, Thomas. The Ingoldsby Legends. Or Mirth and Marvels. Carmine Edition. London: Richard Bentley, 1870. 12mo, xiv 468pp. Three quarter navy leather with navy cloth and spine stamped in gilt; a.e.g. Marbled endpapers; 12 b&w plates with tissue guards and decorative red border on all pages of text. Edges a bit worn, especially to beveling on spine, outer edges of fixed endpapers discolored where they touch the leather binding, else internally a surprisingly clean, bright copy.
Carmine edition, issued 30 years after the first book appearance of this collection by Thomas Ingoldsby, the pen-name of English clergyman Richard Harris Barham. Featuring 12 black and white engravings by various artists, including George Cruikshank and John Leech, this is a lovely 19th century edition of this wonderful collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049666
- Title
- The Ingolsby Legends
- Author
- Thomas Ingolsby
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Three quarter navy leather with navy cloth and spine stamped in gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Carmine edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Pages
- xiv 468pp
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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