Set of three books in the "Gresham Myth and Legend in Literature and Art" Series
Between 1912 and 1930, Gresham Publishing published a wonderful series of twelve books under the title “Myth and Legend in Literature and Art”. The first eight volumes featured special, bright-green cloth bindings with unique art nouveau black and gilt decorations across cover and spine. Later on, Gresham re-issued the series in new, more minimal, art deco designs, adding four new books to the series.
Presented by Donald A. Mackenzie (a Scottish journalist and noted folklorist), Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff (a Scottish author of children’s fiction) and Charles Squire (an Arthurian scholar), the books were advertised by Gresham at the time as being “the most in-depth-publication of the early 20th century, with many lesser known sagas and myths as well as some philosophical essays on mythology and paganism“.
INCLUDED IN THE LISTING / CONDITION REPORT
1. Celtic Myth and Legend, Poetry and Romance – Charles Squire. Gresham, 1912. With illustrations after paintings by JHF Bacon and other artists. 4 colour plates, all present. Pp. xiv, 446.
Boards generally clean with some marking to extremities. Spine ends crushed with a little fraying. Corners lightly bumped. Foxing to edges and wear to the gilt on the top edge. Binding shows light lean. Light pencil highlighting in text on many pages. Moderate foxing throughout.
2. Teutonic Myth and Legend – Donald A Mackenzie. Gresham, 1912. An introduction to the Eddas & Sagas, Beowulf, The Nibelungenlied, etc. 4 colour plates, all present.
Boards generally clean with some marking to extremities and spine. Spine ends crushed with a little fraying. Corners lightly bumped. Foxing to edges and wear to the gilt on the top edge. Binding shows light lean. Frontispiece and tissue guard loose from the binding, as well as two other leaves (87 and 89) that have been (not very expertly taped) to the opposite page. Light pencil highlighting in text on many pages. Moderate foxing throughout.
3. Indian Myth and Legend – Donald A. Mackenzie. Gresham, 1913. With illustrations in colour by Warwick Goble and numerous monochromatic plates. 8 colour plates from paintings by Goble, all present.
Boards generally clean with some marking to extremities and wear to spine. Spine ends crushed with a little fraying. Corners lightly bumped. Foxing to edges and wear to the gilt on the top edge. Binding square, but a couple of breaks within with netting exposed. Light pencil highlighting in text on many pages. Moderate foxing and one or two marks throughout.
A fair to acceptable set.
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