The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels.

Pp. xvii, 638 + Colour frontis + 11 Colour plates, very good condition. Original gilt decorated cloth, rubbed & faded. Arthur Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the 'Golden Age' of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. During that period, there was a strong market for high quality illustrated books that typically were given as Christmas gifts..