The Universal songster, or, Museum of mirth : forming the most complete, extensive, and valuable collection of ancient and modern songs in the English language [complete in three volumes]

Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) [illus]

1878, First Edition. London : George Routledge. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth, with title-blocked border. Panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age; corners slightly bumped. Uniform sun-toning to the spines and wear to edges of the spine covers. Front hinge just starting on volumes 1 and 2. Internally bright and clean; set remains well-preserved overall. Item #449445

Date is suggested. Physical description; complete in 3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Each volume contains a frontispiece, etched on steel, and 29 woodcuts. "With a copious and classified index which will, under its various heads, refer the reader to the following descriptions of songs--viz. ancient, amatory, bacchanalian, comic (English), Dibdins' miscellaneous, duets, trios, glees, chorusses, Irish, Jews, Masonic, military, naval, Scotch, sentimental, sporting, Welsh, Yorkshire, etc. Embellished with a humorous characteristic frontispiece, and twenty-nine woodcuts, designed by George and Robert Cruikshank, and engraved by J.R. Marshall." Without music; tunes indicated by title. Apparently a re-issue of the edition published by Jones in 1828. Subjects; Songs, English ; Texts. Ballads, English.

Price: €295.00