The ballad book . a selection of the choicest British ballads edited by William Allingham author of `Day and night songs' etc. 3123368

The ballad book . a selection of the choicest British ballads edited by William Allingham author of `Day and night songs' etc.

William Allingham (1824 - 1889)

Date

1864

Materials

Place of origin

England

Collection

Ickworth, Suffolk

NT 3123368

Summary

Bibliographic description

xlvii,[1],393,[1]p. . 12mo.. Front flyleaf decorated with colourful rotund soldiers in shakos (pasted in from elsewhere). Provenance: Nineteenth century manuscript inscription on front flyleaf unclear, but possibly: "Prize to Manners Hervey for Greek Xmas 1877" [i.e. Rev. Manners William Hervey (1866-1944)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full tan leather binding; gilt tooled border; spine gilt decorated and lettered: "The ballad book".

Provenance

Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956

Makers and roles

William Allingham (1824 - 1889)

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