Ancient Songs and Ballads, From the Reign of King Henry the Second to the Revolution.  (2 volume set)

Joseph Ritson; Joseph Frank

London Printed for Payne and Foss, by T. Davison, 1829

2 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Binding shaken. Gutters/hinges weakened. College library book plate, stamps. . A new edition of Ancient Songs, from the Time of King Henry the Third to the Revolution, first published in 1790, with a slightly different title and some additions. Exceptional collection of English songs and ballads, many of which show up, in somewhat different forms, as American folk songs. "This edition is reprinted from a copy of the former (1790) one, corrected, enlarged, and much improved by the author." - Lowndes.