{"product_id":"1900-ingoldsby-legends-half-leather","title":"1900 Ingoldsby Legends Illustrated Half Leather Folklore Book","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"771\"\u003eA handsome 1900 copy of \u003cem data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"249\"\u003eThe Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels\u003c\/em\u003e, bound in half leather with marbled boards, marbled endpapers, and matching marbled page edges. This illustrated Macmillan edition brings together Richard Harris Barham’s well-known comic legends, supernatural tales, and folkloric stories first published under the pen name Thomas Ingoldsby. It is a book that works beautifully as both literature and object, with the kind of Victorian and Edwardian decorative appeal that draws in collectors of old bindings as quickly as readers of classic ghostly and humorous writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"1327\"\u003eWhat gives \u003cem data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"803\"\u003eIngoldsby Legends\u003c\/em\u003e its lasting appeal is its unusual mix of Gothic atmosphere, folklore, satire, and wit. These stories play with haunted settings, old legends, and medieval imagination, but they do so with humor and theatrical energy rather than pure darkness. The sixteen illustrations add even more character, and this copy still has strong shelf presence despite the binding issues noted below. It is an appealing copy for someone who loves illustrated classics, decorative antique books, or literary volumes with real visual personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Author | Richard Harris Barham, writing as Thomas Ingoldsby [d]Title | The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels [d]Publisher | Macmillan and Co., Limited; The Macmillan Company [d]Date | 1900 [d]Edition | Illustrated edition [d]Binding | Half leather with marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers, marbled edges [d]Pages | Single volume [d]Illustrations | Sixteen illustrations, apparently complete [d]Dimensions | 7.25 in H x 5.25 in W x 1.25 in D [d]Origin | London and New York [d]Inscription | Early ownership inscriptions to front endpapers, including a date of 1919\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition] The front board is detached along one side and loose at the top. The spine is detached on one side and still attached on the other. The back board remains sound. General rubbing, scuffing, and wear to the leather, particularly along the joints, spine edges, and corners, consistent with age and use. The interior text block is secure with no loose pages. Pages are generally clean with age toning, scattered foxing throughout, and ownership writing to the front endpapers. The binding damage to the front is significant and is clearly shown in the photos. The book is a good candidate for display as-is, use as a reading copy, or professional restoration, but should be purchased with the binding condition fully in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51089656807702,"sku":"AMD-02822","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/Drews_Books_3.3-3030.jpg?v=1773166007","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/1900-ingoldsby-legends-half-leather","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}