The Universal songster: or, Museum of mirth : forming the most complete, extensive, and valuable collection of ancient and modern songs in the English language, with a copious and classified index / Embellish'd with a humourous characteristic frontispiece, and twenty-nine wood-cuts, designed by George and Robert Cruikshank, and engraved by J.R. Marshall [Complete in three volumes.]

Jones and Co.

1834, First Edition. London : Jones and Co. Very good copy bound in contemporary half aniline calf over marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leather label to spine, with raised bands. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dulled as with age. Some foxing to prelims and edges only. Hinge is starting on volume I; small stain through top corner of first half of volume II. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, clean and strong. Item #447888

Complete in three volumes. Physical description; ill ; 232 cm. Notes; Each volume contains a frontispiece, etched on steel, and 29 woodcuts. Vol. I has an additional frontispiece (group of portraits) engraved by Freeman from a design by Wageman, dated: 1827. Without music; tunes indicated by title. Originally issued in 84 weekly numbers. Subjects; Ballads, English. Folk songs, English.

Price: €295.00