BARHAM, RICHARD JAMES (writing as "Thomas Ingoldsby").

The Ingoldsby legends Or Mirth And Marvels By Thomas Ingoldsby Esquire. First - Third Series.

First Editions; Demy 8vo; pp. Vol.1. x, 338, [ii]; Vol. II. xii, 288; Vol. III. x, 364; nineteen inserted plates comprising seventeen etchings by Buss (one), George Cruikshank (eight), and John Leech (eight), and two engraved portraits of Barham, a handsome set in modern crushed morocco raised bands gilt decoration, title lettered in gilt on spines, top edges gilt, with the original cloth bound in at the back of each volume; page 236 is blank (printed slip found inserted in some published copies which have page 236 blank is not present in this copy), fine set. London, Richard Bentley, 1840-1847. Material original published in Bentley's Miscellany, collected in book form in three volumes (1840- 1847). Barham's collection of humorous and sometimes macabre stories is illustrated in the edition by three of the most accomplished caricaturists of the Victorian era.

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Book number: 101995

Keywords: Literature English Supernatural Prose Verse

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvel

London, Macmillan and Co. 1911. Cloth. The famous Ingoldsby Legends, first edition with colourful illustrations by H. G. Theaker. A popular collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poetry by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham, published under pen-pane Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor. First serialised in 1837, they became an immediate success and remained popular through the nineteenth century. Featuring the poem 'The Jackdaw of Rheims,' as well as early transcriptions of the song 'A Flanklyn's Dogge.'With a colourful frontispiece and other colour plates by H. G. Theaker, first thus.Featuring P.T.S. Mountain View Johannesburg prize bookplate awarded to R. N. Seeman in 1922. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, extremities of spine and boards lightly bumped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: H. G. Theaker. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 823A5

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: ingoldsby legends illustrated colour illustrated H. G. Theaker

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels

London, Macmillan and Co , 1911. Cloth. An excellent copy of this anthology of myths and legends, the first to be illustrate in colour. With frontispiece, and a further fifteen full plate colour illustrations. 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.This is the first edition to feature full colour illustrations from Harry George Theaker, a successful illustrator, particularly of children's books. This is one of the first books he illustrated. Due to its popularity, Theaker was commissioned to work on countless others.Featuring a two page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bright, with bumping to the tail of spine and minor shelf wear to head. Internally, firmly bound. Offsetting to free endpapers. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: H. G. Theaker. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 777F20

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Myths Legends Folklore The Jackdaw of Rheims Legends H. G. Theaker

Richard Harris Barham; Thomas Ingoldsby

The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and Marvels

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1894. Leather. The illustrated 'Albion Edition' of this popular collection of fantastical short stories, in a smart full tree calf prize binding. An illustrated edition of this humorous anthology of myths, legends and historical tales, in a tree calf school prize binding.With a portrait frontispiece of the author, and featuring a number of full plate illustrations from artists including John Leech and George Cruikshank.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.Undated; dated 1894 via Jisc. In a full tree calf school prize binding, with gilt detailing. Small mark to centre of front board, with rubbing to joints. Front and rear hinges starting, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. The odd instance of light spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Cruikshank; Leech et al. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 802F2

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Barham Ingoldsby The Jackdaw of Rheims Ingoldsby Cruikshank; Leech et al.

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley, 1858. Cloth. A new edition of the well-known Ingoldsby Legends by Richard Harris Barham. A popular collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poetry by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham, published under pen-pane Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor. First serialised in 1837, they became an immediate success and remained popular through the nineteenth century. Featuring the poem 'The Jackdaw of Rheims,' as well as early transcriptions of the song 'A Flanklyn's Dogge.' In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip faded. Previous ownership ink inscription to verso front free endpaper dated 1884. Internally, binding generally firm. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 834A23

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: ingoldsby legends illustrated books Richard Harris Barham illustrated books Not Stated

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

London, Frederick Warne and Co. [1894]. Leather. The illustrated Albion edition of Thomas Ingoldsby's famous legends in a sumptuous John Bumpus tree calf binding. A popular collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poetry by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham, published under pen-pane Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor. First serialised in 1837, they became an immediate success and remained popular through the nineteenth century. Featuring the poem 'The Jackdaw of Rheims,' as well as early transcriptions of the song 'A Flanklyn's Dogge.'The "Albion Edition" with eighteen illustrations by Cruikshank, Leech, and others, and a portrait frontispiece. Dated from a copy held at the National Library of Wales on Jisc. Prize binding signed John Bumpus from Elstree School awarded to J. R. J. Taylor in 1897. In a full tree calf binding with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine, titles in gilt to morocco spine label, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only light chipping to tail of spine, cracking to front joint, board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Cruikshank, Leech; et al. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 845A50

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: albion editions thomas ingoldsby legends albion editions 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 .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

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, Richard Bentley & Son, 1891. Leather. The illustrated Edinburgh edition of Thomas Ingoldsby's famous collection of legends in tree calf prize binding. A popular collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poetry by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham, published under pen-pane Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor. First serialised in 1837, they became an immediate success and remained popular through the nineteenth century. Featuring the poem 'The Jackdaw of Rheims,' as well as early transcriptions of the song 'A Flanklyn's Dogge.'The "Edinburgh Edition" with the illustrations of Cruikshank, Leech, and others.Prize binding from Endowed Middle School in Newscastle, Staffs, awarded in 1905. Bookplate to verso front free endpaper. Rebound in full tree calf prize binding with intricate gilt panelled spine, titles in gilt to morocco spine label. Externally very smart with only light rubbing to joints and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. light odd spotting to odd leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Cruikshank; Leech; Tenniel; Barham; Du Maurier; et al. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 870A32

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: ingoldsby legends illustrated Prize binding illustrated Cruikshank; Leech; Tenniel; Barham; Du Maurier; et al

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

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth and Marvels

London, Macmillan and Co. 1936. Hardback. A beautiful Zaehnsdorf morocco bound edition of the famous Ingoldsby Legends. A popular collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poetry by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham, published under pen-pane Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor. First serialised in 1837, they became an immediate success and remained popular through the nineteenth century. Featuring the poem 'The Jackdaw of Rheims,' as well as early transcriptions of the song 'A Flanklyn's Dogge.'With a frontispiece and other illustrations on steel by George Cruikshank and John Leech, artists known for illustrating works of such authors as Charles Dickens, as well as Barham himself. In a lovely half morocco binding signed Zaehnsdorf. Rebound in half crushed morocco over cloth covered boards, with five raised bands, gilt to spine and boards, renewed marbled endpapers. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear, some sunning to spine and rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Featuring illustrations on steel. Fine . Ill.: George Cruikshank; John Leech; Barham. Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 822A44

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: ingoldsby legends zaehnsdorf binding illustrated zaehnsdorf binding George Cruikshank; John Leech; Barham

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 .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 874Q30

Catalogue: Short Stories

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

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Jackdaw of Rheims

London, Gay & Hancock, 1913. Cloth. A first thus edition of The Jackdaw of Rheims, with exquisite colour plates by Charles Folkard. The first thus edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. 11 tipped-in colour plates, including the frontispiece, and further illustrations in the text, by Charles Folkard (1878-1963), a prolific illustrator of children"s books who also created the influential strip cartoon, "Teddy Tail". This poem about an audacious jackdaw who steals the Cardinal's ring, was written by Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845) under his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby. He was best known as the author of The Ingoldsby Legends. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally with some wear to the extremities and the boards and a damp stain to the corner. Pictorial gilt to the front board is still bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Colour plates are in excellent condition. Good Only . Ill.: Charles Folkard. Good Only .

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Book number: 839M13

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Thomas Ingoldsby Charles Folkard Jackdaw of Rheims Charles Folkard Charles Folkard

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Jackdaw of Rheims

London, Richard Bentley, 1870. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this legend by Thomas Ingoldsby, or Richard Harris Barham. Illustrated with twelve coloured images. Collated complete. This book features the story of the Jackdaw of Rheims, who steals a cardinal's ring and is made a saint. It is one of the Ingoldsby Legends, which were a collection of myths and legends. Written by Thomas Ingoldsby, or Richard Harris Barham, an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and humorous poet. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, some staining with rubbing to the extremities and minor fraying to the edges. Fading to the rear board and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 848T41

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Jackdaw Rheims Ingoldsby Barham Rheims None

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

The Jackdaw of Rheims

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1889 . Paperback. A delightfully illustrated edition of Thomas Ingoldsby's popular poem, 'The Jackdaw of Rheims&apos. Illustrated throughout with sepia lithographs, this is a lovely edition of this ballad from Richard Barham, published under his popular pseudonym, Thomas Ingoldsby.The amusing poem follows the story of a jackdaw who steals a cardinal's ring and is made a saint.Undated; dated c1889 via Jisc. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Marks and light spotting to rear wrap, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of spotting. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 833F18

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Jackdaw of Rheims ingoldsby legends Richard Barham ingoldsby legends Not Stated

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]

Ye Jackdaw of Rheims

London, Eyre & Spottiswood , [1883]. Hardback. An illustrated edition of this popular ballad by Richard Harris Barham. An ancient ballad by Richard Harris Barham published under pseudonym of Thomas Ingoldsby. Dated from Copac 1883. Containing the best-known poem in Ingoldsby's successful collection of myths, legends, and ghost stories 'The Ingoldsby's Legends&apos. The story follows a jackdaw who steals a cardinal's ring and is made a saint.This edition was illustrated in text by Ernest Maurice Jessop. Complete with twenty leaves loosely inserted as issued. Text and illustrations in red and black ink. In the original publisher's illustrated boards, text leaves loosely inserted as called for, new endpapers. Externally generally sound with some rubbing and shelf wear, light soiling. and minor markings to the rear board. Internally, the leaves are loosely inserted as issued. Printed to the recto as called for in red and black ink. Light minor spotting scattered to the occasional leaf. Illustrated in text. Good . Ill.: Ernest Maurice Jessop. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 809A5

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: richard harris barham poetry jackaw of rheims ernest maurice jessop poetry Ernest Maurice Jessop