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The Victorian Popular Ballad
by Bratton, J.S
London: Macmillan. 1975. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine very slightly sunned- now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 275 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£11.63
Poems & Ballads Second Series
by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
London: Chatto & Windus,. Hardback. 240pp + publisher's ads at rear. Victorian poetry. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Patterned endpapers; rear free endpaper has been removed. Lightly rubbed. Cloth is very lightly spotted. Spine is slightly cocked. Good+, sound copy. . Hardcover. Fourth edition. 1884.
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£7.50
The Ballads
by Hodgart, M. J. C
NY. NY: Hutchinson House. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cream covers a little soiled, owner name on first endpaper, foxing to first and last endpaper. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Original cream cloth covers. . Introduction to the ballads as a literary form. Notes, references, index. This is the first printing of a classic work. . Hutchinson's University Library Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 184 pages. F6 .
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£22.26
Ringing Ballads
by Rose Hartwick Thorpe
1887 hardcover as pictured. Ex-library with typical stamps and markings. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards embossed with gold and black stamping on front cover and spine show some edge wear. Upper corners bumped. Gilt edge of text block. Text on heavy stock. A few pages show light soiling. No dust jacket. Overall, a beautifully constructed book. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s(AR)
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£24.28
Ballads, Lrics, And Hymns
by Alice Cary
1866 leather bound hardback as pictured. Ex-library with usual markings. This is a beautifully bound book that has seen some wear. Binding is firm. Full brown leather boards with bevelled edges, raised bands and gold stamping on front, back and spine are rubbed and scuffed with wear most noticeable at head and tail of spine and at corners. Marbled endpapers. Inscription dated 1872 on front endpaper. Gilt edge of text block. Text, printed on heavy stock, is clean and unmarked. Includes 15 steel...
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£20.23
![[Scott, William Bell, Crowquill, Tenniel Illus., Engraved by Dalziel, Evans, Linton, etc.] The Book of British Ballads [In Original Deluxe Publisher's Full Crimson Calf]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/997/717/596717997.0.b.jpg)
[Scott, William Bell, Crowquill, Tenniel Illus., Engraved by Dalziel, Evans, Linton, etc.] The Book of British Ballads [In Original Deluxe Publisher's Full Crimson Calf]
by Hall, S. C., editor
London: Jeremiah How, 1844. First edition. First edition. Two Volumes. Quartos. In original publisher's binding. Full fine-pebbled red calf with attractive geometric and floral strap-work design in gilt on covers, blind-stamped border cross-hatch patter. Spine with raised bands and elaborate gilt floral strap-work and lettering, marbled endpapers. Dozens of full and half-page woodcut engravings by artists who later to blossom in the 1860's in book illustration, such as Paton, Tenniel, Pickersgill,...
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£971.16
Rambling Sailor, The
by Mew, Charlotte
London: The Poetry Bookshop, 1929. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 45 pages, blue boards with light blue dust jacket. B&W frontispiece portrait of Mew. Light edgewear, chipping to dust jacket. Record # 354023
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£48.56
The Heather in the South: A Scottish-Australian Entertainment
by Wannan, Bill [Editor]
Melbourne: Lansdowne Press Pty Ltd. 1966. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners with small patch of loss to lower edge of front cover and mark to rear. Black & white illustrations. xv, 189 pages.. Lore, literature and balladry of the Scots in Australia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.93
Fisher's Garland, A: Being a Collection of Some ''Sangs O' The Fishing','' Newcassel Sangs,'', and Other Verse
by Harbottle, John
Chorley and Pickersgill; Leeds., 1904. First printing. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND MONOGRAMMED BY AUTHOR TO DEDICATION PAGE. . Hard. Good. 8vo. 8 2/3".. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece and numerous lovely woodcuts throughout.. Good. Publisher`s purple cloth, heavily sunned to grey but to area the size of a smaller book to rear board. Light wear and marking. Hinges cracked. Minor foxing throughout.
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£18.00
A Century of Ballads. Collected, Edited, and Illustrated in Facsimile of the Originals, by John Ashton
by Various
London.: Elliot Stock, 1887. First printing thus. . Hard. Good. 4to. 11 3/4".. Illustrated from woodcuts.. Good. Bound in quarter morocco and dark green cloth. A little marked and worn. A little foxed. Name penned to free front endpaper. Lightly toned. Uncut pages. xx, 354pp.
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£20.00
Australia's Greatest Folk Hero
by Crawford, King
Melbourne Melbourne: Crawford & Crawford. 1993. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Spine a little faded. Black & white illustrations by the author. 168 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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£7.93
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, Etc. (The Chandos Classics)
by Percy, Thomas; Walford, Edward (Edited by)
London: Frederick Warne and Co.. No Date. Circa 1890s?. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Some mild rubbing and corners very lightly bumped. 438 pages + Publisher's Catalogue. This edition contains a Glossary and a Life of Thomas Percy and some additional footnotes by the Editor. First published in 1765. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New Edition. Hardback.
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£26.43
Scottish and Border Battles and Ballads
by Brander, Michael
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.. 1976. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white maps and music notation. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 300 pages. A selection of Scottish ballads placed in their historical setting. . 1st US Edition. Hardback.
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£10.57
Scalded To Death By The Steam. Authentic stories about railway disasters and the ballads that were written about them
by Lyle, Katie Letcher
London: W.H. Allen. 1985. Oblong Small Quarto Size [approx 25x22cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 192 pages. With a Foreword by Mike Harding, this is a unique contribution to the history of the steam locomotive in the US. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.
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£11.63
Studien Zum Spanischen Romancero in Kolumbien in Seiner Schriftlichen Und Mündlichen Überlieferung Von Der Zeit Der Eroberung Bis Zur Gegenwart
by Beutler, Gisela
Heidelberg. Heidelberg: Carl Winter. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1969. Softcover. Cream-colored paper covers are a bit soiled with light edgewear and rubbing. Contents are Fine. . Text is in German and Spanish. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 386 pages. F6 .
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£28.33
Our Country. Classic Australian Poetry From the Colonial Ballads to Paterson & Lawson
by Cook, Michael [Editor]
Sydney: Little Hills Press. 2002. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 189 pages. A comprehensive collection of Australian verse, drawing upon the inspiration of our country's history and beauty. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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£13.22
Sir Walter Scott's Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Edited by T. F. Henderson. Volumes 1 to 4
by Walter Scott Esq
Edinburgh and London.: William Blackwood and Sons., 1902. Hard. Good. 8vo. 9".. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece to Vol. I.. Good. Association copies from the library of Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, former Prime Minister of Great Britain and responsible for the Balfour Declaration with his gilt embossed ownership stamp (comprising name and date) to upper board of each volume. A very nicely produced set with highly attractively styled gilt decoration to spines (which are...
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£186.00
A Scottish Ballad Book
by Buchan, David (Editor)
London and Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1973. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xi, 232 pages. Illustrates the development of the Scottish tradition of ballads from the oral stage to the modern. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£9.51
'Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major'. The Songs and Ballads of World War II
by Page, Martin (Editor)
London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon. 1973. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations by Bill Tidy. 192 pages. Introduction by Spike Milligan. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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£7.93
Hood's Comicalities in Prose and Verse
by Hood, Thomas
London: Ward, Lock & Bowden Ltd,. 395pp Engraved frontis and several further plates. Integral illustrations and cartoons on almost every page. Quarter bound in maroon morocco with gilt titles to spine; maroon boards. Gilt to top edge. Leather is worn to top and tail of spine and there are some small areas of loss. External split an inch and half in length to front hinge. Internally split to both endpaper hinges though boards are still fairly firmly attached. Some foxing to prelims and frontis...
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£18.00
