Leitch Ritchie. Schinderhannes, the robber of the Rhine (The library of romance). — London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1833.

Serial title: THE | LIBRARY OF ROMANCE. | EDITED | BY LEITCH RITCHIE. | VOL. II. | — | SCHINDERHANNES, | THE ROBBER OF THE RHINE. | BY THE EDITOR. | — | LONDON: | SMITH, ELDER, AND CO., 65, CORNHILL. | — | 1833. ||

Title page: SCHINDERHANNES, | THE ROBBER OF THE RHINE. | BY | LEITCH RITCHIE, | AUTHOR OF “HEATH’S PICTURESQUE ANNUAL,” “ROMANCE OF FRENCH | HISTORY,” “TURNER’S ANNUAL TOUR,” &c. | — | LONDON: | SMITH, ELDER, AND CO., 65, CORNHILL. | — | 1833. ||

Pagination: [1] 2 – prospectus, [i, ii] – serial title / imprint, [iii-iv] – t.p. / blank, [v] vi (mispaged iv) – advert. [vii] viii – contents, [2] f.t. / blank; [1] 2-314 – text, [2] – advert. vol. I and III; total number of pages 12+314+2=328

Collation: 8vo; π⁶ B-U⁸ X⁴ Y², total number of leaves 164.

Binding: 18 x 11.5 cm, dark green buckram (faux morocco), gilt lettering and design elements to spine, printer’s imprint to π₄: Bradbury and Evans, moiré endpapers.

Cat. raisonné: Sadleir (v.2) 3760a, p. 171.

Contributors:

Leitch Ritchie (British-Scottish, 1800 – 1865) – author.

Schinderhannes [Johannes Bückler] (German, c.1778 – 1803) – character.

Bradbury & Evans (est.1830) – printer.

Smith, Elder, and Company (1816 – 1917) – publisher.

George Smith (British-Scottish, 1789 – 1846) – publisher.

George Murray Smith (British, 1824 – 1901) – publisher.

Alexander Elder (British, 1790 – 1876) – publisher.