Old English Songs and Dances

by Walford Graham Robertson

engravings by Edmund Evans

Presumed First Edtion. London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902.

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD- condition.

• Quarter-bound cloth with rounded spine and illustrated paper to cover.
• Color illustration on front shows some light soiling with a few chips to finish.
• Covers are overall moderately soiled with rubbing, scrapes and chips, with rough spine ends and corners.
• Front pastedown has two large red signatures with a date.
• Inside text and illustrations are clear and bright.
• Interior is free of writing and intentional marks.
• Light to moderate foxing throughout.
• Binding is fragile, with cracks evident between signatures, exposing the super (aka mull, or binders fabric along spine).
• May exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear.
• CR20141104

11.5 x 16 inches.

Oversized book consists of ten songs and six dances artfully arranged and illustrated with Robertson's original watercolor drawings and hand lettered text and music. Photoengraved and screen printed in facsimile by Edmund Evans.

Walford Graham Robertson (1866 - 1948) was best known as an accomplished author and illustrator, and as a prominent member of London society.

Songs: O mother, a hoop! The song of willow. Blue muslin. Crimson velvet. Love lies bleeding. Troy town. The garden of weeds. Courtiers, courtiers! O the trees they are so high! Cupid's gardens.

Dances: Barley break. Put on thy smock o' Monday. The shaking of the sheets. Lusty gallant. Bobbing Joan. Donkyn Dargeson.

AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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