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The Bab Ballads, with which are included Songs of a Savoyard

The Bab Ballads, with which are included Songs of a Savoyard

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The Bab Ballads, with which are included Songs of a Savoyard

by Gilbert, W. S

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London: Macmillan and Co 1924. Small 8vo. First thin paper edition. xii, 564 pp. Navy blue Ramage morocco binding with intricate gilt decoration to boards and spine and turn-ins. All edges gilt, silk endpapers. A few spots to prelims and endpapers. Internally clean. With 350 humorous and charming in-text illustrations by W. S. Gilbert. The Ballads were to become a source of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. 18cms tall. . Near Fine. Gilt-decorated Morocco. First Edition Thus. 1924.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
71982
Title
The Bab Ballads, with which are included Songs of a Savoyard
Author
Gilbert, W. S
Format/Binding
Gilt-decorated Morocco
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition Thus
Publisher
Macmillan and Co 1924
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1924
Size
Small 8vo.
Keywords
Gilbert and Sullivan,Comic,Light verse,Satire,Absurd humour
Bookseller catalogs
Fine Bindings; Poetry; Performing Arts - Theatre / Dance;

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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