Ritson, Joseph 1820a
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
[Ritson, Joseph], ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are Prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. xii, [iii]-[l]xxiv, 240 pp. 12mo. Vign. on t.-p. and a few in text [by Thomas Bewick and/or John Bewick]. LC No. 16-4676.
Name of editor and illustrator not cited on t.p. or elsewhere in this ed. Includes only some of Ritson's notes from the first ed.; the rest omitted as either irrelevant or inadmissible in a work designed for young persons, cf. preface. Includes only a few vignettes. Most of the illustrations by Thomas and/or John Bewick that are usually found in editions of this work have been excluded.
Copies
- British LibraryCh.820/32
- Library of Congress
- University of Chicago Library
- Gable Collection, Cleveland Public Library (as of 1935)
- Nottingham Public Libraries Robin Hood collection (as of 1933).
Bibliographical sources
- English Catalogue of Books
- Gable, John Harris, compil. A Bibliography of Robin Hood (University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature and Criticism, vol. 17) (Lincoln, Nebraska, 1939), No. 674 (2)
- Grässe, Johann Georg Theodor, compil. Trésor de Livres Rares et Précieux (Dresden, 1859-69)
- Lowndes, William, compil. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature (London, 1834), p. 1567
- Walker, Violet Winifred, compil. Robin Hood Literature in the Nottingham Public Libraries (Nottingham, 1933).
Citation
Later editions/printings
- Ritson, Joseph, ed.; [Frank, Joseph], ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life (London, 1823)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of the Popular Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw (Edinburgh, 1826)
- [Ritson, Joseph], ed.; Thoms, W. J., ed. Robin Hood, a Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw; to which are prefix'd Historical Anecdotes of his Life; to which is added his Life from a MS. in the British Museum (London, 1827)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed.; Frank, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life (London, 1832)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life (London, 1840)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life ([s.l.], [1846])
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads Relative to that celebrated English Outlaw (The Universal Library, vol. 1) (London and Glasgow, [c. 1853])
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads Relative to that celebrated English Outlaw (Universal Library, Poetry, vol. 2) ([London], [1853])
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: Ballads and Songs relating to that Celebrated Outlaw; with Anecdotes of his Life ([s.l.], 1862)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: Ballads and Songs relating to that Celebrated Outlaw; with Anecdotes of his Life (London, 1865)
- [Ritson, Joseph], ed.; Gutch, John Mathew, annot.; Hicklin, John, contrib. auth. Robin Hood; a Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads (London, 1866)
- [Ritson, Joseph], ed.; Gutch, John Mathew, annot.; Hicklin, John, contrib. auth. Robin Hood; a Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads (London, 1867)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood; a Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw (London, 1884)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood; a Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw (London, 1884)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed.; [Frank, Joseph], ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life (London, 1885)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed.; [Frank, Joseph], ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life (London, 1885)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life (London, 1887)
- [Ritson, Joseph], ed.; [Frank, Joseph], ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads (Wakefield, 1972)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: Ballads and Songs relating to that Celebrated Outlaw; with Anecdotes of his Life (Stockport, 1994)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: a Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads, now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of his Life (Routledge Library of Folklore and Popular Culture) (London, 1997)
- Ritson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw. Edited by Joseph Ritson (Cambridge Library Collection, Literary Studies) ([Cambridge]: Cambridge University Press, 2015)