Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham] — The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth & Marvels

London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1907. Cloth. The expanded second edition of Arthur Rackham's beautifully illustrated 'Ingoldsby Legends', complete with Rackham's beautiful tipped in colourful ink illustrations. The second edition of Rackham's illustrated Ingoldsby Legends, which was first published in 1898. This is the trade edition of the expanded second edition of this work, with additional plates.Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, twenty-three tipped-in colour plates, twelve monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.'The Ingoldsby Legends' is a collection of whimsical legends, myths, and ghost stories by Thomas Ingoldsby, the pen-name of clergyman Richard Harris Barham.Former owner's inscription dated 1908 to half title.By Thomas Ingoldsby, the pen name for Richard Barham. Barham was a cleric of the Church of England, and is best known for this work. Barham was also known for his contributions to the 'Edinburgh Review' and the 'Literary Gazette&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strip lightly age toned, with boards bright. Externally, excellent. Contemporary inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters, but generally clean and bright, with offsetting and light spotting to title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Very Good Indeed .