Ye Jackdaw of Rheims

Published by Eyre & Spottiswood, London, 1883

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Ernest Maurice Jessop's illustrated edition of popular ballad 'The Jackdaw of Rheims'. A smart edition of this ballad from Richard Harris Barham, published under pseudonym of Thomas Ingoldsby. Containing the best-known poem in Ingoldsby's successful collection of myths, legends, and ghost stories 'The Ingoldsby's Legends'. The story follows a jackdaw who steals a cardinal's ring, and is made a saint.Consisting of eighteen illustrated leaves by Ernest Maurice Jessop. Collated, complete.Undated; dated 1883 via the British Library.Rebacked, with endpapers renewed.An attractively illustrated edition of Ingoldsby's poem. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Boards age toned, with light rubbing to board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type. Closed tears and instances of chipping to leaf perimeters. Tape repairs to perimeters of first two blanks, and to a further six leaves. Handling marks and instances of spotting throughout. Good.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Ye Jackdaw of Rheims
Author
Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]
Publisher
Eyre & Spottiswood, London
Publication year
1883
Condition
Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Ernest Maurice Jessop
Item weight
1.5 kilograms
Dimensions
15" by 11.5"

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