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

[London], William Heinemann, 1909. Cloth. A beautifully Rackham-illustrated book of fantastical tales and poems written and compiled by cleric Richard Harris Barham. An Edwardian edition of this captivating collection of folklore tales, myths, and poems. A copy of the 1909 Christmas reprint, the first edition having been published in 1898. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth, and decorated with gilt motif and lettering to front board and spine. A collection of stories and verse by English cleric, novelist, and humorous poet Richard Harris Barham, and named for his pseudonym, Thomas Ingoldsby. Charmingly illustrated throughout by English illustrator Arthur Rackham, most known for his contributions to J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Featuring a tipped-in colour frontispiece, with original tissue guard, an illustrated title page, twelve plated illustrations 'printed with tint', twenty-three tipped-in colour plates with original tissue guards, and monochrome vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. Bound in original blue pictorial boards. Externally, a little worn. Moderate rubbing and bumping to extremities. Moderate rubbing to boards. Significant fading to spine. Moderate closed tears to spine. Moderate marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound, with infrequent moderate strain throughout. Pages generally bright and clean, with infrequent mild spotting throughout. Mild dusting and spotting to text block edges. Very Good . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Very Good .