Ritson joseph ed bewick thomas (3 risultati)

Vellum & Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. Quarter gilt decorated parchment vellum over dark green cloth with gilt bow and sword to front panel. Top edge gilt, others deckled. Limited edition number 69 of 300 copies printed for England. 400 pages preceded by 118 page preface, life of Robin Hood and Notes and Illustrations plus 29 page publisher's catalogue dated February 1885 in rear. 80 wood engravings by Thomas Bewick and 9 etchings from original paintings by A.H. Tourrier and E. Buckman. Some wear and minor staining to vellum, but overall a very sharp, near fine copy. Thomas Bewick (illustratore).…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Second Edition. First Printing. Half calf, gilt, over marbled boards. Spine in five compartments, separated by raised bands, title in gilt, decoration at head and heel; cover borders gilt-tooled with small flower tools. All edges marbled. Numerous head and tailpieces and in-text illustrations by Thomas Bewick, reproduced from the first edition. The tales of Robin Hood were most famously collected and edited by Joseph Ritson. Ritson (1752-1803), antiquary, vegetarian, conveyancer, barrister, and subsequent psychotic, is best remembered for his work in the field of literature, particularly in the field of popular poetry, where, the DNB politely says, "he won his least disputable triumphs." He issued several anthologies in competition with Bishop Percy's "Ancient Reliques", but his greatest work was this "Robin Hood", in which, for the first time, were collected and explained all the extant allusions to the legendary outlaw. This particular edition, dedicated by the editor to Sir Walter Scott, was published with the omission of many of Ritson scholarly notes to leave a more readable and lively story. Robin Hood had just been reintroduced in Scott's extraordinarily popular "Ivanhoe" and this edition was published to complement that novel. . Wear at head and heel of spine, corners bumped, former owner's name stamped on ffep; else fine; tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. Woodcuts. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. lxxiv, 240 pp. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick (illustratore).…

2 vols. With Eighty Wood Engravings by Bewick printed on China Paper; also Nine Etchings from Original Paintings by A. H. Tourrier and E. Buckman. 8vo, publisher's gilt quarter vellum and cloth; t.e.g. Reprinted from the edition of 1832, which was carefully edited form Mr. Ritson's own annotated edition of 1795. Old bookseller's clipped description tipped onto front pastedown; a little foxing to endsheets and vellum spines; light use to bindings; tight and sound.…