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Popular British Ballads Ancient and Modern (4 Volumes)
by R. Brimley Johnson (Ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dent, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: W. Cubitt Cooke. From the 1000+ volume private collection of well-known Australian poet and author Guy Weller all of which are listed or will soon be listed on this site. Includes many hardcover Collected Poems from sought-after 20th century poets from all countries. Search Mr Pickwick's store on this site under category Poetry, or else do a Keyword search for the special keyword '"pickwickpoems" to display these as an isolated group. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 4-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, bar chips to top and/or bottom section of spine. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Top edge gilt in good condition. Illustrator: W. Cubitt Cooke. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Poetry; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 7939. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7939
- Title
- Popular British Ballads Ancient and Modern (4 Volumes)
- Author
- R. Brimley Johnson (Ed.)
- Illustrator
- W. Cubitt Cooke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Embossed Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dent
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Poetry; Antiquarian & Rare. W. Cubitt Cooke R. Brimley Johnson (Ed.) Popular British Ballads Ancient and Modern (4 Volumes)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Mastercard, Visa, Amex, Diners Cards and PayPal accepted and preferred. Direct deposits, cheques by arrangement. All transactions in $AU. Returns accepted within 30 days of receipt if goods supplied are clearly not as advertised or described. Return shipping/freight refunded to customer if supplied products are flawed or have been clearly mis-described, otherwise at purchaser's expense. Returns to be in condition as originally shipped. Trade discounts and shipments under invoice available to regular customers, email for details.
About the Seller
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Biblio member since 2004
Katoomba, New South Wales
About Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Mr Pickwick's occupies a large, 3-storey former Bank building in the heart of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. We carry over 60,000 books in store, and cater to both the specialist collector trade as well as the general book trade in this region. Mr Pickwick's is one of the most comprehensive bookshops in Australia, and also operates an extensive Bookfinder service for its several thousand database clients.
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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