THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS: MIRTH AND MARVELS

Published by J. M. Dent & Co 1907 [1898], 1907

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tall thick 8vo., 549 pp., VG-; leather-bound, red boards, gilt lettering and motif to five-paneled spine; cocking to spine, no shelf lean; light scratching to boards, black scuff marks towards top edge of front board and hinge; rubbing with superficial material loss to bottom edge of boards; slight cocking to boards, boards shaken, binding intact; red top, age-toning/mild wear to text-block; starting hinge to verso of p. 549 and recto of bfep, closed tear towards top of bfep (stuck to back paste-down); mild age-toning and occasional foxing/creasing to interior (text legible), waving to endpapers; tipped-in full-color frontispiece and plates excellent and protected by tissue guards, plates affixed to a dark green thicker paper; pub. 1907 by J. M. Dent & Co. stated to title page; differences between First Dent & Co. Edition (pub. 1898) and this edition stated to Prefatory Note (p. v) by Rackham; "It has been the desire of the Publishers to here present the 'Ingoldsby Legends' in something like an 'Edition Definitive de Luxe" stated to Publishers' Note (p. "a3," technically p. vii); orange silk ribbon; LP consignment; shelved Case 14 Heavy item: Please contact us for international/expedited shipping costs. 1286191. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS: MIRTH AND MARVELS
Author
Ingoldsby, Thomas [pseudonym]; Barham, Richard Harris [author]; Rackham, Arthur [illustrator]
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Co 1907 [1898]
Publication year
1907
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Second Edition (Edition de Luxe).
Seller catalogs
Dupont Circle, Fine Bindings & Private Press, Mythology & Folklore

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