1832 ROBIN HOOD Songs & Ballads English Folklore Friar Tuck Ritson Illustrated 2v

1832 ROBIN HOOD Songs & Ballads English Folklore Friar Tuck Ritson Illustrated 2v

Robin Hood has become one of the world’s most well-known legendary heroes from English folklore. Robin and his Merry Men were known to common thieves who sought to better the poor and take care of the sick. The name Robin Hood has become synonymous with outlaws who do not reveal their identity.

This 1832 two-volume edition of the story of Robin Hood was collected and edited by Joseph Ritson and proved to be one of the most important editions of early 19^th-century English folklore literature.

Item number: #25304

Price: $599

RITSON, Joseph

Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Now Extant Relative to That Celebrated English Outlaw

London: William Pickering; York: J. and G. Todd, 1832.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • I – [6], cxxxv, [1], 148
  • II – vi, 261, [1]
  • Dozens of in-text illustrations throughout
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – George Livingston Nichols
  • Motto: ILLI NUNQUAM CEDUNT
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather
• Size: ~7.75in X 5in (19.5cm x 12.55cm)
• Rare and desirable

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