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Synopsis

Or mirth and marvels. by thomas ingoldsby, esq. edited by his daughter mrs edward a. bond. eighty-eighth edition. in three volumes.

Item Description

THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. Vol.I. xliv. + 283 pp.; Vol.II. x + 336 pp. ; Vol.III. xviii + 280 pp. Title pages in red and black. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt, with blind stamped decoration on boards. Rough cut edges. Some wear to extremities, including corners and head and tail of spine. Ink stain on front board of Vol. I and foxing of fly leaves; otherwise a very good set. Illustrated by 26 plates including frontispiece by Cruikshank, portrait, three engraved titles in red and black, including one folding, one facsimile and by numerous engravings in text. Illustrations by Leech, Cruikshank, Tenniel, etc. Decorated with publisher's devices on title pages. Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), Church of England clergyman, was born in Canterbury, his father living in Tappington Everard House, the location of the first story. His knowledge of Kentish legends was developed during his residences as a curate in Ashford and Westwell, and subsequently in the livings of Snargate and Warehorne, until he moved to London in 1821: 'And he would be not long in discovering that, dull and dreary as Romney Marsh may have been in times when railways were not and Folkestone was an insignificant fishing village, it was not without matter of interest and amusement' (Memoir). A note in Vol. III lists the principal editions published by Richard Bentley, the author's old school friend; the first, second and third series, first appearing in book form in in 1840, 1842 and 1846 respectively. THIS IS A LARGE AND HEAVY SET WHICH WILL INCUR SHIPPING COSTS ABOVE THE DEFAULT RATE QUOTED BY ABE. PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A QUOTATION FOR POSTAGE BEFORE ORDERING.