The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth and Marvels. 3 volumes (First, Second and Third Series).

London: Richard Bentley, 1842 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 3 volumes. Octavo. 8 x 5 inches. Pp. xii, 339 + viii, 288 + vi, [2], 364. Numerous plates by George Cruikshank, John Leech and others. Bound by Root & Son, London in full three-quarter dark blue-green morocco, spines with extensive gilt decoration and gilt pictorial emblems within panels, top edges gilt, marbled sides and endpapers. Bookplate on inner cover of each volume. Spine of each volume uniformly faded. A handsome set, fine and clean throughout. The volumes are collated complete, including the engraved illustrated title leaf in each volume. Mixed edition (second through fourth), published between 1842-1848. Includes the three series of this beautifully produced edition, in uniform leather bindings. Ingoldsby's Legends is a famous collection of legends, ghost stories and humorous tales that was very popular in the nineteenth century. The set includes two portraits of Ingoldsby and engravings by Leech and Cruikshank, both known for their caricatures. [Cohn: 50]. .