Author: Thomas Ingoldsby Esq. [Richard Harris Barnham]
Title: The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and Marvels
Description: London, Richard Bentley, 1855. Leather. 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 marbled paper covered boards, and gilt detailing to back strips. Rubbing to centres of boards, resulting in light losses to the paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright, with spotting and instances of spotting to plates and pages facing plates. Very Good . Ill.: John Leech; George Cruikshank. Very Good .

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