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The Book of Ballads : A collection of parodied ballads and poems
by Gaultier, Ron (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1850. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition THUS, n.d. with no statement of reprint. Possible First Printing circa 1850. Octavo, Pp. 256 Frontis, tissue guard present, Illustrated title page, in black, red and gilt. Original binding, gilt decoration to front panel, lettering to the spine, dulled,. Clean pages, tight binding, light rubbing to the extremities, professionally rebacked, small name and date ( '59 )to front end page, all text block edges gilt. Uncommon in original binding. .
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014693
- Title
- The Book of Ballads : A collection of parodied ballads and poems
- Author
- Gaultier, Ron (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- first edition,The Book of Ballads A collection of parodied ballads and poems,Gaultier, Ron (editor)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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