Description
Illustrated British Ballads, by George Barnett Smith, 1881, Set of 2 Illustrated British Ballads Old and New. Smith, George Barnett. London: Cassell Petter Galpin & Co., 1881. Set of 2. First edition. Ballads from British literature including authors like Hood, Macaulay, Scott, Burns, Blake, Goldsmith, Wordsworth, Browning, Keats and more. Subjects include Robin Hood, Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Bothwell Bridge, the Bridal of Malahide, Nelly Gray, Fair Rosamond, Flodden Field, many more. Profusely illustrated in black and white and with full page frontispiece illustrations. Set of two large hardcovers, bound in three-quarters leather and dark blue boards, 8x11 inches, marbled paper endpapers, gilt on the three edges, gilt rules on the cover. Attractive spines with gilt titles and designs. Very good condition, light wear to edges, light spotting to title pages from the ink of the opposing frontispiece illustrations.
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