An antique Oxford Edition of The Ingolsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby, with portrait and twenty-five illustrations in black and white by Cruikshank, Leech and others. Published by Henry Frowde with a white vellum fine binding backstrip. Copyright 1905. Acquired from the UK. The cover is blue cloth covered with some soiled areas and a large area of discoloration on the back cover (see photos). There is an ex-libris sticker on the left endpage. The pages are soft and white with mild to moderate toning, particularly along the upper page edges and gutter. The binding is sound. 527 pages. Size: 7.5".
A collection of comic legends, ghost stories, medieval tales and supernatural adventures, mostly told in humorous prose and verse; drawn from English folklore, historical events, saints legends, old manuscripts and European traditions and then exaggerated for effect (*from chatgpt).
