The Book of British Ballads
by Hall, S.C., editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Jeremiah Howe, 1842 First edition, a proof (or printer's?) copy, printed on India paper on one side only. Half red morocco over decorative cloth boards. Spine and covers ruled in gilt, gilt spine lettering. Quarto. Wood-engraved illustrations throughout. Binding extremities lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Otherwise very good. In his book, The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914, Gordon Ray states that "this is the most ambitious English book with wood engravings during the period under survey. Ray also included a proof or printer's copy in his exhibit catalogue, remarking "This is a rarity of Victorian bookmaking, an India-paper copy printed on one side of the page only. Small editions of the outstanding French illustrated books of the period were issued on papier de Chine as a matter of course, and collectors now regard them as treasures. That an English published in this instance followed the French example is further testimony to the importance attached to The Book of British Ballads." "A major book which followed this pattern [of stressing the separate nature of the designs] was S.C. Hall's Book of British Ballads 1842 and 1844 [second series, not present here]…Hall's book is otherwise important because it brought together a number of English artists who were to continue to work in a Germanic manner throughout the Sixties, notably Paton, Tenniel, Pickersgill and Gilbert…" (Goldman, Victorian Illustrated Books, p. 97).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13239
- Title
- The Book of British Ballads
- Author
- Hall, S.C., editor
- Format/Binding
- Half red morocco over decorative cloth boards. Spine and covers ruled in gilt, gilt spine lettering
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, a proof (or printer's?) copy, printed on India pa
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jeremiah Howe,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1842
- Pages
- vi, 234 pp.
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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