Leach, MacEdward (compiler) — The Book of Ballads

New York, Heritage Press, 1967. Hardcover. Half-bound, green paper-and-cloth boards, with gilt lettering on the spine; green, striped cardboard slipcase; xxiv, 215 pp.; color illustrations. This book is illustrated in color, with gorgeous woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. Contents include: Avondale mine disaster -- Barbara Allen -- Battle of Otterburn -- Billy Boy -- Bitter Withy -- Bold General Wolfe -- Bonny Barbara Allen -- Bonny Earl of Murray -- Brave Wolfe -- Brennan on the moor -- Buffalo skinners -- Canaday I O -- Chevy Chase -- Croodlin Dow -- Cruel Brother -- Cruel Mother -- Drowsy sleeper -- Edward -- Farmer's curst wife -- Fifteen ships on George's banks -- Flying cloud -- Four maries -- Fox -- Frankie and Johnny -- Froggie went a-courting -- Ghostly seamen -- Golden ball -- Golden vanity -- Great Selchie of shool skerrie -- Gypsy laddie -- Hans and Katrina -- Hills of Glenshee -- Hunting of the Cheviot -- Jam on Gerry's rock -- James Bird -- Jealous Lover -- Jesse James -- Jimmy and Diana -- John Henry -- Johnie Cock -- Kemp Owyne -- Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight -- Lady Margaret -- Laird of Logie -- Laird of ochiltrie -- Lamkin -- Lass of Glenshee -- Little Mohee -- Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard -- Lord Bateman -- Lord Randal -- Lost Jimmie Whalen -- Maid Freed from the Gallows -- Mary Hamilton -- May Collin and the Knight -- Molly Bawn -- Mr. Frog went a-courting -- Naomi Wise -- Omie Wise -- Our Goodman -- Paul Jones -- Pretty Polly -- Proud Lady Margaret -- Riddles wisely expounded -- Robin Hood and the monk -- Shooting of his dear -- Silver dagger -- Sir James the Ross -- Sir Patrick Spence -- Son Davie -- Spirit song of George's Bank -- Springfield mountain -- Sweet William's ghost -- Tam Lin -- Texas Rangers -- Thomas the Rhymer -- Three ravens -- Turkish lady -- Two Corbies -- Two sisters -- Unquiet grave -- Villkins and his Dinah -- Wife of Usher's well -- Willie o Winsbury -- Young Beichan -- Zebra Dun. Ill.: Kredel, Fritz. VG/VG (Light sunning to book spine; book appears unread; slipcase is sunned and lightly shelfworn, with mild smudging and scuffing, but fully intact.) .