Dickens, Charles and William Makepeace Thackeray - The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman

New York / London, G.W. Carleton / Bell & Daldy, 1871. Hardcover. Brown boards with gilt lettering and illustration; 16 pp.; richly illustrated. "An adaptation of the traditional ballad, by Dickens, who altered the verses as set down by Cruikshank. In this edition, verses xvi and xvii of the 1839 edition are omitted and verses xix, xviii and xx of the 1839 edition are numbered xvi, xvii and xviii, the latter two with some changes. Three verses added by Cruikshank are numbered xix, xx, and xxii; and Dickens original last verse of the 1839 edition remains verse xxi. Preface and notes are by Dickens. Erroneously attributed to Thackeray. Cf. Haight, A.L. 'Charles Dickens tries to remain anonymous.'" -- WorldCat. Ill.: Cruikshank, George. Fair (Boards are in nice condition, despite some edgewear/scuffing; inner hinges are cracked; textblock edges are toned and edgeworn; four pages are loose from the textblock and others appear to be loosening; interior is toned with some light smudging or foxing occasionally.) .

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