The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and Marvels (3 volumes)

 Thomas Ingoldsby; Caroline Frances BOND, Lady.; George Cruikshank

Richard Bentley, 1891

[Fine binding] 3 volume set. Bound in contemporary crushed green 3/4 morocco.  Five gilt decorated spine bands.  Gilt ruled.  Top edges gilt.  With additional engraved titlepages. With the twenty illustrations on steel by Cruikshank, Leech, and Barham. Clean, unmarked pages. Vol.1: xliv + 283 pp, illustrations; Vol.2. x + 336 pp, illustrations. Vol.3. viii + 280 pp, illustrations. Small piece of tape on fep of v.1. 

Provenance: Engraved bookplate of Leolyn Louise Everett. Everett (1888-1971) was a poet, and the daughter of Henry Everett. She settled in Florence Italy and hosted intellectual gatherings at Villa Razzolini (later gifted to Johns Hopkins University). 

This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.