Author: Harland, John & Wilkinson, T T [editors]
Title: Ballads And Songs Of Lancashire - Ancient And Modern
Description: George Routledge & Sons and L C Gent, 1875, 2nd edition. Quarter red calf, P. xxvi+554pp, b/w frontis, leather rubbed along the spine, text block detached from the binding, endpapers foxed & marked, internally a nice copy worth restoring. The pages have very wide margins - the subscriber list states that a Simeon Lord ordered a Large Paper copy & there is an ink ownership stamp of a M T A Lord so there is a good chance that this is a large paper copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Comprehensive collection of traditional Lancashire songs, ballads & lays. This second edition has an additional 15 songs included.

Keywords: ballds, songs, verse, lancashire, topography, literature