The English and Scottish popular ballads
By: ed. by Francis James Child. In five volumes ...
Contributors: Child, Francis James, 1825-1896.; Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941.; Quinn, John, 1870-1924, former owner.; Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and company; [etc., etc.
Published: 1883
Place of publication: Boston and New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Ballads, English -- England -- Texts.; Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts.; Ballads, English -- England -- Bibliography.; Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Bibliography.
Genres: Texts.; Bibliography.
Notes: Bibliography: v. 5, p. [503]-565.
"One thousand copies printed."
Issued in ten parts, each with half-title and t.-p. The 5 main title-pages (in red and black) were issued with pt. X.
Pt. X edited after the author's death by G.L. Kittredge.
"Biographical sketch of Professor Child [by G.L. Kittredge]": v. 1, p. [xxiii]-xxxi.
"Glossary": v. 5, p. [309]-396.
"Sources of the texts of the English and Scottish ballads": v. 5, p. [397]-404.
"Index of published airs of English and Scottish popular ballads, with an appendix of some airs from manuscript": v. 5, p. [405]-424.
"Index of ballad titles": v. 5, p. [425]-453.
"Titles of collections of ballads, or of books containing ballads": v. 5, p. [455]-468.
"Index of matters and literature": v. 5, p. [469]-502.