The Ingoldsby Legends: Or Mirth and Marvels

A VERY RARE AND GENUINE DATE-STAMPED 1870 EDITION THAT IS NOW 154 YEARS OLD AND WELL-PRESERVED (CIVIL WAR ERA)
INCLUDING AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF ARTWORK WITH MANY BY JOHN TENNIEL, MADE MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS ARTWORK IN (ALICE IN WONDERLAND) AS WELL AS ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (1792-1878) AND JOHN LEECH (1817-1864)
PRINTED BY R CLAY, SON, AND TAYLOR IN LONDON, ENGLAND EST. 1817 AND BOUND BY EDMONDS AND REMNANTS EST. 1830
THIS EDITION FEATURES AN INCREDIBLE GOLD-STAMPED AND EMBOSSED GOTHIC RELIEVO BINDING
WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC, THE SUPERNATURAL, GHOSTS, LEGENDS, GOOD VS EVIL, SPIRITS, THE OCCULT, AND MUCH MORE
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE 1885, 1889, 1890, 1893, OR LATER PRINTING IT IS THE ORIGINAL 1870

This is an absolutely stunning all-original 1870 edition of these legendary tales. One look at the binding, and you don't need to be a book aficionado to realize it is exceptional. Heavily embossed and dripping in gold embossments, this is an absolutely gorgeous edition, and the covers and spine are a work of bookbinding artwork. This book is the entire collection of stories and includes the coveted illustrations by John Tenniel and other master engravers of the 19th century. There is a good reason one of these is in the British Museum. For an age reference, this book was printed and bound over half a century before the First World War of 1914... It is exceptionally rare and the only one I can trace from 1870 with these elaborate green/gold covers. They don't make books this good anymore, and I don't think they ever will. I would snag this one before it's gone. I had one of these some years back, and it sold quickly.

The Ingoldsby Legends, also known as The Ingoldsby Ghost Stories, is a collection of strange myths, legends, and supernatural tales written by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham. Barham wrote under the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby and published the collection in various editions. This particular one is a ghost on the web, and I have never seen another one like it. The Gothic-style covers only add to its hauntingly beautiful ambiance. For an age reference, this book was printed while Abraham Lincoln was still president. The collection includes a wide range of stories, including ghostly encounters, witchcraft, medieval legends, historical events, and magic. It is a one-in-a-million book that has been well-kept for over 150 years.

It contains tales of Witches, Ghosts, Magic, and enchantments. As stated, this is a hard-to-come-by edition printed in London and the only one I can trace with this binding. They don't make books like these anymore, and they never will; I would snag this one... When it's gone, I can't replace it.

The overall condition of this book is very good despite being printed over 150 years ago. It does have some of the typical aging attributes associated with a 19th-century volume, including some average age and shelf wear to the covers. However, they are exceptional for this print year. The interior pages are naturally age-toned, and many have a damp stain to the margin area, although it is only aesthetic, and the paper quality is very good. It is tightly bound (not shaky) and exceptionally well-preserved for its age—a lovely edition of an extraordinary book.

CONTENTS

THE SPECTRE OF TAPPINGTON.
THE NURSE'S STORY HAND OF GLORY
PATTY MORGAN THE MILKMAID'S STORY.—' LOOK AT THE CLOCK !'
GREY DOLPHIN.-A LEGEND OF SHEPPEY
THE GHOST
THE CENOTAPH
MRS. BOTHERBY'S STORY.
THE LEECH OF FOLKESTONE LEGEND OF HAMILTON TIGHE
THE WITCHES FROLIC.
SINGULAR PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF THE LATE HENRY HARRIS, DOCTOR
IN DIVINITY
THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS
A LAY OF ST. DUNSTAN
A LAY OF ST. GENGULPHUS.
THE LAY OF ST. ODILLE
A LAY OF ST. NICHOLAS
THE LADY ROHESIA THE TRAGEDY.
MR. BARNEY MAGUIRE'S ACCOUNT OF THE CORONATION.
THE 'MONSTER' BALLOON
HON. MR. SUCKLETHUMBKIN'S STORY
THE EXECUTION
A SPORTING
ANECDOTE
SOME ACCOUNT OF A NEW PLAY.
MR. PETER'S STORY.-THE BAGMAN'S DOG.
SECOND SERIES.
THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE LEGEND OF FRANCE
SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS LEGEND OF GERMANY,
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE LEGEND OF ITALY
THE AUTO-DA-FÉ. A LEGEND OF SPAIN
THE INGOLDSBY PENANC--A LEGEND OF PALESTINE AND WEST KENT
NETLEY ABBEY-A LEGEND OF HAMPSHIRE
FRAGMENT
NELL COOK
NURSERY REMINISCENCES
AUNT FANNY
MISADVENTURES AT MARGATE
THE SMUGGLER'S LEAP
BLOUDIE JACKE OF SHREWSBERRIE
THE BABES IN THE WOOD
THE DEAD DRUMMER.
A ROW IN AN OMNIBUS (BOX)
THE LAY OF ST. CUTHBERT
THE LAY OF ST. ALOYS
THE LAY OF THE OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GREY
RAISING THE DEVIL
THE LAY OF ST. MEDARD
THIRD SERIES.
THE LORD OF TOULOUSE
THE WEDDING DAY, OR THE BUCCANEER'S CURSE, THE BLASPHEMER'S WARNING.
THE BROTHERS OF BIRCHINGTON.
THE KNIGHT AND THE LADY
THE HOUSE-WARMING.
THE FORLORN ONE
JERRY JARVIS'S WIG
UNSOPHISTICATED WISHES
HERMANN, OR, THE BROKEN
THE TRUANTS
THE POPLAR
MY LETTERS.
NEW-MADE HONOUR
THE CONFESSION
SONG
EPIGRAM EPIGRAM
SONG
AS I LAYE A-THYNKYNGE