The Book of brave old ballads
Subtitle: illustrated with sixteen coloured engravings ; from drawings by John Gilbert
Contributors: Thomas, William Luson, 1830-1900, engraver
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Ward, Lock, and Tyler
Published: 1870
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Chivalry; Juvenile poetry; Adventure and adventurers; Courts and courtiers; Kings and rulers
Other titles: Brave ballads; Boy's book of ballads; Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne.; Childe of Elle.; Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly.; Sir Lancelot du Lake.; Frolicksome Duke, or, The tinker's good fortune.; More modern ballad of Chevy Chase.; King Edward IV, and the tanner of Tamworth.; Heir of Linne.; Sir Andrew Barton.; Brave Lord Willoughbey.; King John and the Abbot of Canterbury.; Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar.; Robinhood and Allen-a-Dale.; Valentine and Ursine.; King and the Miller of Mansfield.
Notes: Date attributed by RLIN.

Publisher's advertisements follow text.

Illustrations engraved by Thomas after Gilbert.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
Table of contents: title: Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne; title: The Childe of Elle; title: Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly; title: Sir Lancelot du Lake; title: The frolicksome Duke, or, The tinker's good fortune; title: The more modern ballad of Chevy Chase; title: King Edward IV, and the tanner of Tamworth; title: The heir of Linne; title: Sir Andrew Barton; title: Brave Lord Willoughbey; title: King John and the Abbot of Canterbury; title: Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar; title: Robinhood and Allen-a-Dale; title: Valentine and Ursine; title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield.