Sinbad the Voyager; Robin Hood Ballads; and Other Stories
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- Original dark blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind
- London:: Routledge,, 1853
London: Routledge, 1853 Routledge Illustrated One Shilling Juveniles. Original dark blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Small octavo. Engraved frontispiece and three woodcuts in text. A little edgewear, old pencil signature. A very good copy of a rare item. OCLC lists only modern editions with the Harvey illustrations. This book includes: 'Sinbad the Sailor,' 'The Eve of St. Agnes: A Poem by John Keats,' 'The True History by Lucian of Samosata', and 'Robin Hood Ballads' William Harvey (1796-1866) was born in Newcastle,where he apprenticed to Thomas Bewick, the father of English wood engraving. He became Harvey's favorite pupil and created many blocks for Bewick's 'Aesops Fables.'
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Title
Sinbad the Voyager; Robin Hood Ballads; and Other Stories
Binding
Original dark blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Routledge,: London:
Date
1853
Edition
Routledge Illustrated One Shilling Juveniles
Pages
[2], G-K 16 ([130] pp