New York: Limited Editions Club, 1967. Cloth-backed boards. Some foxing to gutters. About Fine in lightly worn glassine and a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase. Fritz Kredel. Tall octavo (6-3/4" x 10-3/4") bound in quarter blue buckram and decorated boards, 240 pages. A collection of 87 classic ballads from all over the world, but primarily from England and America, selected and edited by MacEdward Leach. Illustrated with 36 hand-colored woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. Of a total of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp on the colophon page and initialed "F.K." instead of numbered, indicating that it is the artist's own copy of the book. Monthly Letter laid in.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015632
Title: THE BOOK OF BALLADS. The Artist's Copy
Author: [KREDEL, Fritz]
Illustrator: Fritz Kredel
Format/Binding: Cloth-backed boards
Book Condition: Used - Some foxing to gutters. About Fine in lightly worn glassine and a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1967
Keywords: Fritz Kredel, Limited Editions, Poetry, Ballads, 2010boston10, Color Plate Books
Bookseller catalogs: Fine Press; Hand-colored;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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