Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1911. Cloth. A delightful illustrated edition of Thomas Ingoldsby's Legends, complete with sixteen colour plates. A first thus of this popular collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Originally serialised in Bentley's Miscellany from 1837 and first published in book form 1840-46. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates by H. G. Theaker and two vignettes. Collated, complete. Written by Thomas Ingoldsby, the pen-name of Richard Harris Barham, an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and poet. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: H. G. Theaker. Very Good .

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Book number: 936Y67

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels Richard Harris Barham Illustrated Colour Plates Richard Harris Barham Short Stories H. G. Theaker

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1889. Leather. The 'Albion' edition of The Ingoldsby Legends, smartly presented here in quarter vellum by Riviere. The 'Albion' edition.Bound in signed quarter vellum by Riviere, with cloth boards and decorative gilt to the spine.Illustrated by eminent including George Cruikshank, John Leech. With a frontispiece and eighteen plates as well as numerous vignettes. Collated, complete. Supposedly written by one Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, 'The Ingoldsby Legends' comprise myths, ghost stories and poems actually written by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham. The tales proved immensely popular from their first printings in magazine 'Bentley's Miscellany' and 'The New Monthly Magazine&apos.  In signed quarter vellum by Riviere. Externally, with marks to the vellum and minor rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Cruikshank; Leech et al. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 960Y56

Catalogue: Ghost Stories

Keywords: The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Barham Short Stories Thomas Ingoldsby Cruikshank; Leech et al

Richard Harris Barham; Thomas Ingoldsby

The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley, 1852 . Cloth. The first volume of the fifth edition of this humorous anthology of myths, legends and historical tales. Illustrated throughout. Present here is volume one of the three volume fifth edition of 'The Ingoldsby Legends', a 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.With engraved title page and seven further plates of illustrations. Collated, complete.With the armorial bookplate of Mr Sergeant Fargood to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, and extremities. Front and rear hinges starting, but holding firm. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 799F18

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Bentley's Miscellany Barham Ingoldsby Mr Sergeant Fargood Barham Not Stated

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1949. Leather. Illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham, and in a signed full calf Bayntun-Riviere binding, this is a beautiful example of this anthology of myths and legends. A beautiful edition of this anthology of myths and legends, in a full calf signed Bayntun-Riviere binding, and featuring the colour illustrations of renowned artist Arthur Rackham.Illustrated with numerous vignette illustrations, a colour frontispiece and eleven further full colour plates, all the work of leading figure of Golden Age of British book illustration,  Arthur Rackham. Collated, complete.This is a 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. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In a full calf signed binding, with gilt detailing. Externally, lovely. Rubbing to front joint, with board holding firm. Binder's stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Near Fine .

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Book number: 793F18

Catalogue: Ghost Stories

Keywords: Riviere Bayntun The Jackdaw of Rheims Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Bayntun Arthur Rackham

Richard Harris Barham; Thomas Ingoldsby

The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley, 1866 . Leather. A well presented copy of this collection of myths, ghost stories, fables and poetry by R. H. Barham under his pseudonym, Thomas Ingoldsby. This work is in a smart, contemporary binding of half morocco with red cloth boards. With the coat of arms of W. Bradbrooke to the front board in gilt, as well as a personal library bookplate and an ink inscription of William Bradbrooke. This collection was comprised by Richard Harris Barham, an English cleric and humours novelist and poet. Barham wrote this work under the pseudonym of Thomas Ingoldsby. This particular work is comprised of poems, myths, legends and ghost stories.The best-known poem in the collection is 'The Jackdaw of Rheims', which tells the tale of a jackdaw which steals a cardinal's ring and consequently becomes a saint with the name Jem Crow. With an ink inscription of a previous owner to the first blank, reading 'Given to me by my friend F. S. Snell. M. A. who died 3 Nov. 1914. R. I. P. W Bradbrooke.' There is also a note to the same page declaring that the work was rebound in June 1920. In a smart, contemporary binding of half morocco with red cloth boards. Externally, excellent, with light wear and the odd mark to boards. Bookplate of William Bradbrooke to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot, mainly to the first and last pages. Ink inscription of William Bradbrooke to the first blank. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 874Q30

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Legends fables poetry collection fables ghost stories leather binding Not Stated

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley, 1882 . Leather. The illustrated 'Carmine Edition' of Richard Harris Barham's 'Ingoldsby Legends', in an attractive full morocco binding. Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside a further sixteen plates. Collated, complete.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.A beautifully bound edition of Ingoldsby's work, in a full morocco binding, with a small gilt depiction of a bird to the front board, alongside the intertwined letters T, H and E.Undated; dated 1882 via the British Library. In a full morocco binding, with the title in gilt to the front board. Fading to back strip, as is common with blue morocco. Otherwise, externally excellent. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Small tide mark to head and tail of frontispiece and title page, with significant spotting to these leaves. Pages otherwise bright and generally clean, with only the odd spot, most concentrated to plates and pages facing them. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 953F15

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: ingoldsby thomas ingoldsby adventure richard harris barham thomas ingoldsby Not Stated

Thomas Ingoldsby Esq. [Richard Harris Barnham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1887. Leather. A smartly bound copy of the Carmine edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of myths, legends, and ghost stories. The Carmine Edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, engraved title page, nineteen plates, and several woodcuts in-text. Collated complete. A collection of myths, legends, poems, and ghost stories supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, the pen-name of Richard Harris Barham. The legends proved highly popular and remained so throughout the nineteenth century. Although based on real legends and mythology, they are deliberately humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. Written by Richard Harris Barham, an English cleric, novelist, and humorous poet. Illustrated by Barham, John Leech, an English caricaturist and illustrator, and George Cruikshank, a British book illustrator praised as the "modern Hogarth" in his time. Bound in full morocco. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Fading to the spine with minor cracking to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. With bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: John Leech; George Cruikshank; Richard Harris Barham. Very Good .

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Book number: 952T28

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Ingoldsby Legends Mirth Marvel Legends Leech Barham John Leech; George Cruikshank; Richard Harris Barham

Thomas Ingoldsby Esq. [Richard Harris Barnham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Henry Frowde, 1905. Vellum. The Oxford Edition of The Ingoldsby Legends from Richard Barham. Oxford edition. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece and twenty-five plates. Collated complete. A collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poems written by Thomas Ingoldsby, the pen name of Richard Harris Barham. Written by Richard Harris Barham, an English cleric, novelist, and humorous poet. Illustrated by Cruikshank, Leech, and others. Bound in quarter vellum with blue cloth boards. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 867T23

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Ingoldsby Legends Mirth Marvels Legends Various

Thomas Ingoldsby Esq. [Richard Harris Barnham]

The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley , 1855. Leather. A collection of illustrated whimsical short stories by Richard Harris Barham, bound in crushed half morocco. The eleventh edition.Bound in crushed half morocco with marbled paper to the boards. Illustrated with a monochrome portrait frontispiece, an engraved title page and five monochrome plates. Collated, complete. This work was written by Richard Harris Burham under the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby, and features a delightful collection of whimsical legends, myths, and ghost stories. The legends were first printed in 1837 as a regular series in the magazine 'Bentley's Miscellany&apos. Due to their popularity, they were compiled and published in book form. Although based on real legends and mythology, they are deliberately humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. Bound in crushed half morocco with marbled paper to the boards. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the joints and extremities and slight fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd spot only. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 920Z48

Catalogue: Ghost Stories

Keywords: Ghost stories Richard Harris Barham Leather binding Legends Richard Harris Barham None stated

Thomas Ingoldsby Esquire [Richard Harris Barnham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Oxford University Press, 1938. Leather. A smartly bound later edition of this collection of legends, with illustrations. Later edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poems written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor. First printed during 1837 as a regular series in the magazine Bentley's Miscellany and later in New Monthly Magazine, they proved immensely popular and were compiled into books by 1840. Written by Richard Harris Barham, an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and a humorous poet. He was known generally by his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby. In the original full crushed morocco with gilt. Externally, smart with rubbing and light fading to the spine. Minor wear to the extremities. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 930T87

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: Ingoldsby Legends Mirth Marvel Legends None

Thomas Ingoldsby Esq. [Richard Harris Barnham]; Mrs. Edward A. Bond [editor]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1894. Cloth. A smart set of Richard Harris Barham's popular collection of fantastical short stories, illustrated throughout. Complete in three volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and twenty-five plates. Volume two is illustrated with a vignette title page, eight plates, and numerous in-text images. Volume three is illustrated with a vignette title page, seven plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A 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. The work proved immensely popular and has been referenced in literary works by H.G. Wells, Henry James, and Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Cruikshank, Leech, Tenniel, and more. Edited by his daughter, Mrs. Edward A. Bond. Bound in full cloth. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light scattered spotting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 944T14

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Ingoldsby Legends Mirth Marvels Legends None