Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry. RITSON (Joseph).

£250.00

ADORNED WITH CUTS

Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry: From Authentic Manuscripts and Old Printed Copies. Second Edition. Adorned with Cuts.

Woodcut illustrations and decorations.

First Pickering Edition. 8vo. [203 x 125 x 15 mm]. xvi, 172, [4] pp. Bound in the original diaper grain blue cloth, the spine with a printed paper label, yellow glazed endleaves, uncut edges. (Label brown and rubbed).
London: [printed by C. Whittingham for] William Pickering, 1833

Printed in an edition of 500 copies. First published in 1791, this second edition includes Ritson's additions and corrections. A very good copy. Bought from Jarndyce c.1980.

Stock no. ebc8859

ADORNED WITH CUTS

Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry: From Authentic Manuscripts and Old Printed Copies. Second Edition. Adorned with Cuts.

Woodcut illustrations and decorations.

First Pickering Edition. 8vo. [203 x 125 x 15 mm]. xvi, 172, [4] pp. Bound in the original diaper grain blue cloth, the spine with a printed paper label, yellow glazed endleaves, uncut edges. (Label brown and rubbed).
London: [printed by C. Whittingham for] William Pickering, 1833

Printed in an edition of 500 copies. First published in 1791, this second edition includes Ritson's additions and corrections. A very good copy. Bought from Jarndyce c.1980.

Stock no. ebc8859