Beverley Nichols — A Book of Old Ballads
London, Hutchinson & Co. 1934. First edition. Cloth. A marvellous collection of old ballads, illustrated with colour plates by H. M. Brock. Containing such verses as 'Mandalay', 'King Estmere', 'May Collin', 'Fair Rosamund', 'Chevy Chace' and 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol&apos.Collected by John Beverley Nichols.Illustrated by H. M. Brock with sixteen colour plates. Collated, complete.A first edition of this delightful collection of verses. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some wear to the head and tail of the spine. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are uncut and bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: H. M. Brock. Very Good .
