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A Select Collection of English Songs, with their Original Airs: and A Historical Essay on the Origin and Progress of National Song by the late Joseph Ritson (3 volumes)
by Joseph Ritson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Lackington, Allen and Co.; Cadell and Davies; &c., 1813. Second Edition, with additional songs and occasional notes, 1813. Very Good. 8vo.. Second edition with additional songs and notes by Thomas Park. Bound in blind stamped tan calf with gilt lines. Raised bands to spine with gilt decoration and title labels. Damage to bottom spine of Vol I with loss, and white marks to rear board. Shoulders are rubbed on all volumes and edges are bumped. Brown endpapers. Marbled page edges. Pages are age tanned with occasional foxing. Pages are slightly rippled. Binding is tight. A very nice set. 1813
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4593
- Title
- A Select Collection of English Songs, with their Original Airs: and A Historical Essay on the Origin and Progress of National Song by the late Joseph Ritson (3 volumes)
- Author
- Joseph Ritson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Lackington, Allen and Co.; Cadell and Davies; &c., 181
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1813
- Size
- 8vo.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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