Arthur Rackham - The Ingoldsby Legends - 1905

This is a rare copy of Thomas Ingoldsby's; "The Ingoldsby Legends", illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The book is furnished with 12 colour illustrations and numerous black & white illustrations. This copy has been well looked after and it remains in Good condition. It would make an excellent addition to any decorative collection or private library.

CONDITION & FEATURES

- Good overall condition
- Publisher's Fine Binding
- 1905, Second Edition
- Green cloth Boards & Spine with gilt decoration & titles
- 12 Tipped-in colour plates
- Numerous in-text black & white illustrations
- Decorative illustrated Endpapers
- Gilt top page edges
- Text-Block is complete
- Spine is complete and straight - minor wear to the head & tail
- Boards are neat, clean & straight - very minor edge wear
- Bindings and Hinges are secure
- Previous owner's name to Front Free Endpaper
- A few pencil annotations in the margins - very light
- Frontispiece tissue-guard is heavily foxed - Frontispiece & Title page has some foxing

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SUMMARY

- The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
- Written by Thomas Ingoldsby
- Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
- Printed 1905, Second Edition
- Published by Dent, London
- Hardback

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CONDITION TERMINOLOGY

Fine (F): An excellent copy, showing next to no wear. Likely unread.

Near Fine (NF): Small signs of wear, but still an excellent copy. Possibly unread.

Very Good (VG): A very good copy. Expect a few signs of wear but nothing overtly detrimental to the book. Lightly read.

Good (G): A generally very good copy, but with the possibility of either a large number of minor defects, or a few more significant defects which will be noted.

Fair: An average book that has complete text pages but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. May require repairs.

Poor: A book that is heavily worn, possibly with broken joints, hinges, missing pages, etc. Generally only rare books are sold in this condition. Likely to require repairs.

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SHIPPING

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