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

London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1907. Cloth. Arthur Rackham's beautifully illustrated 'Ingoldsby Legends', complete with Rackham's signature colourful ink illustrations. A smart reprint of Arthur Rackham's illustrated 'Ingoldsby Legends', expanded from his 1898 edition with the addition of more 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.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 original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Spots to the fore edge. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Very Good Indeed .