[ROBIN HOOD]. Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads. London, 1795. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, the first in-depth publication regarding Robin Hood, and the basis for all the subsequent related versions in print and film.
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May 3, 2022
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[ROBIN HOOD]. Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English Outlaw. London: Printed for T. Egerton and J. Johnson, 1795.
2 volumes, 8o. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt (extremities a little rubbed). Provenance: "J.C.B." (engraved bookplates); John C. De Kimberley (bookplates). Donald G. Drapkin (bookplates; his sale, Christie's New York, 29 June 2005, Sale 1631, Lot 320.
FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, edited by Joseph Ritson, the first in-depth publication regarding the legendary Robin Hood character, and the basis for all the subsequent related versions in print and film.
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