A Book Of Ballads (1929 HARDBACK FIRST EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER)
by Rhys, Brian (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good Plus
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. VG/G+. First edition in d/w price clipped. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight black and white illustrations by Doris Burton. D/w has a pictorial paper onlay on the front panel, the same as the frontispiece. Contains a collection of ballads; Robin Hood (five); Scottish border ballads (twelve); Great fights by land and sea (seven); and more. D/w spine age tanned and chipped with losses to the head and tail of the d/w spine; else a very good copy, in a good plus d/w, of the first edition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. Illus. by Doris Burton.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07890
- Title
- A Book Of Ballads (1929 HARDBACK FIRST EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER)
- Author
- Rhys, Brian (Editor)
- Illustrator
- Doris Burton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Doris Burton. Ballads. Literature. Poems. Poetry. Robin Hood. Scottish Border Ballads. Scottish Ballads. Childrens.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature; Children's;
Terms of Sale
Greystone Books
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About the Seller
Greystone Books
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Margate
About Greystone Books
Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...