1884 Rare First Edition - New England Legends and Folk Lore by S.A. DrakeAuthor: Samuel Adams Drake. Illustrated by F. T. Merrill. Title: A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore in Prose and Poetry. Publisher: Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1884. First Edition. Language: Text in English. Size: 8 x 7 inches. Pages: xviii 461 pages + publisher's ads. Binding: Attractive and very good publishers original pictorial blue cloth binding with black and gilt stamped title and illustration of three witches flying on broomsticks on

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The illustrator: Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (12 May 1867 – 11 June 1956) was a Welsh artist

name of a previous owner on the first end paper and the second blank page - as shown)

such as the ocean

whose artworks add to the charm and appeal of the tales

had its first dramatic representation in honor of the nuptials of the Duke of Savoy and Catharine of Austria in 1585 (published in 1590 in Venice

Faint Heart never won Fair Lady

A rare find in the scarce red/pink binding variant

University Press

near fine original full-cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine and front cover

some foxing and staining throughout but mainly on the preliminary and last pages - as shown

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