New York: The Heritage Press, 1967. Book. Illus. by Fritz Kredel - woodcuts. Near Fine. Hardcover. Special Edition. Small Quarto. xxiv, 215 (1) pp. Illustrated with Woodcuts by Fritz Kredel: Special Edition, 1967. Laid-in Sandglass Pamphlet. Introduction on the socio-historical origins of ballads. Lyrics only, no music included. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.75" x 10.5". Green quarter-cloth with decorative green paper-covered boards, gilt lettering to spine, and green top text block..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9311
Title: The Book of Ballads
Author: Leach, MacEdward (Selected and Edited)
Illustrator: Fritz Kredel - woodcuts
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Special Edition
Publisher: The Heritage Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1967
Size: Small Quarto
Keywords: BRITISH FOLK BALLADS HISTORY AND CRITICISM
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;

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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....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
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....
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Laid-in: "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...