Author: Joshua Sylvester [ed.]
Title: A Garland of Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern
Description: London, John Camden Hotten, 1861 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this anthology of Christmas carols, blending both familiar Victorian songs with older compositions. The first edition of this very scarce work.Edited and selected by Joshua Sylvester, this collection categorises carols under such headings as 'legendary and narrative', 'religious', 'in praise of the holly and ivy', and 'in praise of the boar's head&apos.The anthology compiles a variety of Christmas carols, both traditional and contemporary for its time, blending older, more familiar songs with newer compositions. With an advertisement leaf to the rear.With the bookplate of the Sandeman Public Library to the front pastedown, and their handwritten label to the back strip tail, and inscriptions to tail of contents leaf and to title page verso.With a contemporary owner's inscription to the front free endpaper.An attractive example of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bump to back strip head and tail, with paper label to back strip tail. Otherwise, externally excellent. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Library bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Library ink inscriptions to tail of contents leaf and to title page verso, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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