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The Bab Ballads. With Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard
by Gilbert, W. S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. Stated as First Thin Paper Edition, 1924. Quintessentially British comic verse with 350 illustrations by the author. Handsomely bound by Birdsall for Charles Scribner's Sons, in three quarter deep royal blue morocco leather over blue buckram cloth, gilt lettering and ruling, raised spine bands, top edge gilt, 7.25" tall, 564 pages. About fine with firm binding, personal bookplate on front pastedown, pages very clean and unmarked.. First Thin Paper Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033258
- Title
- The Bab Ballads. With Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard
- Author
- Gilbert, W. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Thin Paper Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED BRITISH LITERATURE ENGLISH VERSE POEMS POETRY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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