The Book

PAN-PIPES. George Routledge and Sons, second edition. 51pp. Illustrated throughout in color by Crane. A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged, and with Accompaniments by Theo. Marzials A wonderfully atmospheric illustrated music book from the late Victorian period, elaborate, mythical color illustrations by Walter Crane, engraved and printed in colors by Edmond Evans. London. Set in a beautiful colors illustrated plate with appropriate classical pictures of lovers, beautiful maidens, gallant soldiers etc in panels around the sides. It consists of 40 traditional songs (In the Merry Month of May, Early one Morning, Black-Eyed Susan, Harvest Home, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, The Seeds of Love, Sally in Our Alley etc etc) with the music for the song. This is the second edition and is not dated. The first edition was 1883