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OLD LONDON BRIDGE A Romance of the Sixteenth Century [with 25 engravings by
by Rodwell, G. Herbert Esq
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Willoughby and Company. Hardcover. Acceptable. Alfred Ashley . London, n.d. (circa 1870). With 25 fine full page engravings, illustrations by Alfred Ashley British etcher and draftsman, active 1830-1853. Pages are tanned, Summary of Contents is foxed, but plates are in good+ condition! Large folding plate of London Bridge. Binding condition is poor. Corners and edges are worn through, top third of the spine is missing. The boards, however, still hold. Now in archival acetate jacket. "London Bridge Is Falling Down" is a traditional English nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It deals with the dilapidation of London Bridge and attempts, realistic or fanciful, to repair it. The earliest records of the rhyme in English are from the 17th century. The lyrics were first printed in close to their modern form in the mid-18th century and became popular, particularly in Britain and the United States, during the 19th century, as the publication of this book suggests. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 301524
- Title
- OLD LONDON BRIDGE A Romance of the Sixteenth Century [with 25 engravings by
- Author
- Rodwell, G. Herbert Esq
- Illustrator
- Alfred Ashley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Willoughby and Company
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Weight
- 2.19 lbs
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- Fine
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- Plate
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- Acceptable
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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