Book Description

Ingoldsby, Thomas. The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels. The “Albion” Edition. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co. 1889. With eighteen illustrations by Cruikshank, Leech, etc. and Portrait. (190 x 145 mm) 520 pp. with 18 illustrations by Cruikshank, Leech, etc. (complete) and portrait frontispiece. Bound by A. M. Denton, Wilton in blue morocco with five sewing station panels, and title and date in gilt lettering in panel on spine. Two decorative gilt lines on turn overs, and attractive marbled paste downs and fly leaves. Gilt fore edges. Sun fading to spine. Ownership mark of Christabel Denton on front flyleaf. This finely bound example of the popular Ingoldsby Legends has an interesting connection to Wilton, England. The binder, A M. Denton appears to share a last name with the book’s owner, Christabel Denton.
Author Ingoldsby, Thomas.
Date 1889
Binding Bound by A. M. Denton, Wilton in blue morocco with five sewing station panels, and title and date in gilt lettering in panel on spine
Publisher London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co.
Condition Good
Pages 520

Price: £80.00

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