Ballads weird and wonderful / with 25 drawings by Vernon Hill
1912, 1st edition. London New York : John Lane ; John Lane Company. Edition limited to 500 copies. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #429567
Physical description: xii, 102, [1] pages frontispiece, plates 29 cm. Contents: The wife of Usher's well -- The Queen of Elfland's nourice -- The demon lover -- The great sealchie of Sule Skerrie -- Alison Gross -- A lyke-wake dirge -- The twa corbies -- Kemp Owyne -- The falcon -- Sweet William's ghost -- Young Benjie -- Edward, Edward -- The elfin knight -- True Thomas -- The cruel mother -- Tamlane -- Lord Thomas and Fair Annet -- The croodlin' doo -- The water o' Wearie's well -- The wee, wee man -- Hugh of Lincoln -- The mermaid -- Clerk Colvill -- Sir Roland -- Willy's lady. Subjects: Ballads, English Texts. Ghosts. English poetry. Fairy tales.
Price: €395.00