The English and Scottish popular ballads
By: ed. by Francis James Child. In five volumes ...
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Published: 1886
Place of publication: Boston; New York
Language: eng
Subjects: English Ballads; Bibliography; Scots Ballads
Notes: "One thousand copies printed."

Issued in 10 parts, each with half-title and t.p. The 5 main title pages (in red and black) were issued with pt. x.

Part 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.

Bibliography: v. 5, p. [503]-565.