Some British Ballads
Constable, 1919.
First edition. Number 415 of 575 copies of the Edition de Luxe, signed by Arthur Rackham. Large 4to. Quarter vellum over cream parchment boards, decorated with gilt lettering and vignettes. Top edge gilt and others untrimmed. Printed on hand made paper. The sixteen colour plates are mounted under printed tissue guards and there are numerous black and white drawings in the text. A very good copy indeed, bright and crisp, parchment slightly tanned.
A charming collection of old ballads and stories from around Britain. Several of the poems are from Francis Child's collection of "English and Scottish Ballads".
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