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London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1887 . Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6.5". John Leech; George Cruikshank; Barham. A lovely late nineteenth century edition of Richard Harris Barham's popular collection of fantastical short stories, illustrated by George Cruikshank and John Leech. A very smart edition of this delightful collection of whimsical legends, myths, and ghost stories written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually the pen-name of clergyman Richard Harris Barham. The legends were first printed in 1837 as a regular series in magazine 'Bentley's Miscellany', and due to their popularity were compiled and published in book form. Although based on real legends and mythology, they are deliberately humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and nineteen plates. Illustrated by John Leech and George Cruikshank. Collated, complete.Bentley's 'Carmine Edition' of this work.With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the… Read More

William Heinemann, London, 1907. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Arthur Rackham. Green covers with gilt lettering and decoration on front and the spine. Covers are lightly rubbed at edges. Sound binding. Includes book plate for Matthew Mackey on inside of front cover. Clean uncut (untrimmed) pages, includes all twenty-four colour tipped in plates and twelve printed with tint Charles Rackham illustrations required for this edition. First Edition with these illustrations. Contains colour plates (full page illustrations) and black and white illustrations. No dust-jacket. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Illustrator: Arthur Rackham. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10123091120. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to… Read More

London: Henry Frowde, 1905. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Various. The Oxford Edition of The Ingoldsby Legends from Richard Barham. Oxford edition. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece and twenty-five plates. Collated complete. A collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poems written by Thomas Ingoldsby, the pen name of Richard Harris Barham. Written by Richard Harris Barham, an English cleric, novelist, and humorous poet. Illustrated by Cruikshank, Leech, and others. Bound in quarter vellum with blue cloth boards. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed

London: Richard Bentley, 1855. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". John Leech; George Cruikshank. Illustrated by George Cruikshank and John Leech, this is the three volume eleventh edition of Richard Harris Barham's popular collection of fantastical short stories. A very smart three volume edition of this delightful collection of whimsical legends, myths, and ghost stories written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually the pen-name of clergyman Richard Harris Barham. The legends were first printed in 1837 as a regular series in magazine 'Bentley's Miscellany', and due to their popularity were compiled and published in book form. Although based on real legends and mythology, they are deliberately humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry.Illustrated with twenty engraved plates across all three series - included illustrated title pages - alongside numerous vignette illustration. Illustrated by John Leech and George Cruikshank. Collated, complete. In half calf bindings, with… Read More