Thomas Ingoldsby — The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and Marvels

London, Richard Bentley, 1855. Leather. A lovely quarter-morocco edition of Barham's popular anthology, featuring the illustrations of Leech and Cruikshank. Tenth edition.   Beautifully bound in quarter red morocco with marbled boards.   Charmingly illustrated with a vignette title page and seven further plates, predominantly by the popular British caricaturists John Leech and George Cruikshank, best remembered for their work in Punch and the novels of Charles Dickens. Collated, complete.   A lovely selection of myths, legends and ghost stories by clergyman and author Richard Harris Barham, writing under the pseudonym of Thomas Ingoldsby. Originally published in serial form, the stories grew rapidly in popularity, the present work being one of many compilations.   Beautifully bound in quarter red morocco with marbled boards. Externally, excellent condition with only minor shelf wear, the rare mark and a very slight chip to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. A bright and clean copy with occasional light spotting, more so to the front and rear (excluding the endpapers). Very Good Indeed . Ill.: George Cruikshank; John Leech; Dalton. Very Good Indeed .