Ritson, Joseph

WORKS OF JOSEPH RITSON [TWENTY-EIGHT VOLUMES]

London / Edinburgh: 1794-1833. Octavos, 28 volumes; VG; uniformly bound in full burgundy calf with gilt tooling by J. Clarke, each volume with two black labels with gilt lettering to spine; All volumes have some rubbing and wear to bindings, including wear to front hinges, parts of labels missing; top edges of text blocks gilt;

This set contains the following volumes:

Some Account of the Life and Publications of the Late Joseph Ritson, Esq. - Robert Triphook, London, 1824 [bound with] Northern Garlands (comprising 4 parts: The Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrell, The Yorkshire Garland, The Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale, and The North-Country Chorister - R. Triphook, London, 1809/1810 [bound with] Gammer Gurton's Garland, R. Triphook, London, 1810;
Ancient Songs, From the Time of King Henry the Third, to the Revolution - J. Johnson, London, 1790 (First Edition);
The Life of King Arthur - Payne and Foss, London, 1825 (First Edition);
Robin Hood - T. Egerton, London, 1795, Two Volumes (First Edition);
Scotish Song - J. Johnson, London, 1714 [Really 1794], Two Volumes (First Edition);
Annals of the Caledonians, Picts, and Scots - W. and D. Laing, Edinburgh, 1828, Two Volumes [Volume 1, rear board detached, tail panel missing] (First Edition);
The Caledonian Muse: A Chronological Selection of Scotish Poetry from the Earliest Times - Robert Triphook, London, 1821;
Poems, Written Anno MCCCLII. By Laurence Minot, J. H. Burn, London, 1825 (Second Edition);
Memoirs of the Celts of Gauls - Payne and Foss, London, 1827 (First Edition);
A Select Collection of English Songs, With Their Original Airs - F. C. and J. Rivington, London, 1813, Three Volumes (Second Edition);
Ancient Songs and Ballads - Payne and Foss, London, 1829, Two Volumes (Second Edition);
Ancient Engleish Metrical Romanceës - G. and W. Nicol, London, 1802, Three Volumes (First Edition);
The English Anthology - T. and J. Egerton, London, 1793/1794, Three Volumes (First Edition);
Fairy Tales, Now First Collected: To Which are Prefixed Two Dissertations: 1. On Pygmies. 2. On Fairies. - Payne and Foss, London, 1831 (First Edition);
Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry: From Ancient Manuscripts and Old Printed Copies - T. and J. Egerton, London, 1791 (First Edition);
Bibliographia Poetica: A Catalogue of Engleish Poets - G. and W. Nicol, London, 1802 (First Edition);
The Letters of Joseph Ritson - William Pickering, London, 1833, Two Volumes (First Edition);

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