Author: Leigh Egerton
Title: Ballads and Legends of Cheshire
Description: London, Longmans & Co , 1867. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated collection of legends and ballads collected by Egerton Leigh. The first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth. With an illustrated title page, headpieces, tailpieces, illuminated letters and 13 monochrome plates. Bound by Edmonds & Remnants with binders label to rear pastedown. This collection of legends and ballads were collected by Egerton Leigh. Leigh was a British soldier, politician and author and came from an ancient Cheshire family. This work contains a large collection of ballads, poems and legends from Cheshire with additional musical compositions and illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and head of the boards, the odd very light mark to the boards and bumping to the extremities. Past owners book plate to the front pastedown with marks to the rear end papers and binders label to rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with light scattered spotting heavier to the front and rear. Scattered spotting to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: First edition Illustrated Ballads Songs Illustrated Legends Cheshire None stated


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