Farm Ballads, Farm Festivals and Farm Legends: New Edition
by Carleton, Will
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Sampson Low & Marston and Co., Ltd, London, 1891. Reprint. Hardcover (illustrated Cloth). Good Condition. Preface by author. Light green floral design for end pages. Green coloured cloth covered boards with dark green illustration to the front board and back strip, self embossed publisher's design to the rear board, and, gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Gilt to all text edges. A book of poetry, basically rural, including festivals and legends, from the late 19th century. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a small's lit to the top back strip edge. Minor bumping and rubbing of the book corners with cocking of the spine. Cracking of the hinges with the underlying webbing visible. Foxing to the text block edges and a little to the pages; the pages are only very likely aged toned. Browning and foxing of the title page and on the page following is a gift inscription dated Christmas 1894. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [3], IV - VIII, [3], 4 - 192 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; 19th century; Inventory No: 0290012. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290012
- Title
- Farm Ballads, Farm Festivals and Farm Legends: New Edition
- Author
- Carleton, Will
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (illustrated Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low & Marston and Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Poetry, 19th century, Britain, rural Poetry; 19th century; Unbranded Carleton, Will Farm Ballads, Farm Festivals and Farm Legends: New Edition
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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