Prepare to Shed Them Now. The Ballads of George R. Sims.
London. Hutchinson. F. Hardcover. 1968. 24.5cm, first edition, vi,152p., illustrated with lantern slides, green cloth, near fine in similar jacket (b2) A celebration of the great nineteenth century English balladist, novelist, playwright, journalist and social reformer. Comprises seventeen of Sims' best ballads including "It is Christmas Day in the Workhouse".....