The Book of English songs / edited by Charles Mackay
1857, First Edition. London : Houlston & Wright. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed, with closed tear along rear joint. Some smudges and sporadic foxing to text. Remains notably tight and well-preserved overall. Item #453301
Date is suggested; reader inscription suggests terminal date of 1861. Physical description; xvi, [17]-319 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; Volume 2 of English, Irish, and Scottish songs, from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, edited and annotated by Charles Mackay & Samuel Lover. Includes separate title page for the three volume set. Without music. "Songs of England" at head of title. Subjects; Ballads, English -- Texts. Songs, English -- Texts.
Price: €125.00