Beverley Nichols [Ed] — A Book of Old Ballads

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1934. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of old ballads, illustrated by H. M. Brock with coloured plates and bound in full suede. The first edition of this collection.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and headpieces and fifteen colour plates by H. M. Brock. Collated complete. In the publisher's original full suede binding. This collection of ballads was selected and edited with an introduction by Beverley Nichols, and was created to celebrate the true essence of the British spirit, collecting various old and popular ballads in a celebration of British folklore. Some of the ballads included are 'The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter,' 'Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne,' 'Sir Lancelot du Lake,' 'Thomas the Rhymer,' alongside numerous others. In the publisher's original suede binding. Externally very smart with bumping to the extremities of the boards, fading to the spine and extremities of the rear board and marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound with bright pages with occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: H. M. Brock. Very Good .