The Bab Ballads

Macmillan 1964 . A collected edition of Bab Ballads and More Bab Ballads, with illustrations by the author and including the collection Songs Of A Savoyard. Pages foxed, but clean and tight throughout. Previous owners sticker on inner front cover. In Good+ DJ, priceclipped, laminated and taped at head and tail. 564pp with index of first lines and alphabeticised… Read more about this item

Nicely bound vintage copy of "THE BAB BALLADS" - With Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard by W.S. Gilbert. 1924; The Macmillan Co.; London. This copy was bound by Zaehnsdorf in London and features a leather spine and corners, marbled covers, gilt top page edges, five raised bands on the spine and marbled end papers. The book is a… Read more about this item

London: [vol. I] John Camden Hotten; [vol. II] George Routledge, 1870. First Editions, first issue of first volume, with Hotten imprint. Illustrated by the Author. 2 vols. Small 4to. Bound in original green bevelled cloth, stamped in gilt, a.e.g. Very Good. Bookplate of John Quinn in second title. First Editions, first issue of first volume, with Hotten imprint.… Read more about this item

New York: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1884. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Gilbert, W.S. [William Schwenck]. First thus. Front free endpaper loose but included (hinges still strong). 1884 Hard Cover. viii, 309 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth gilt titles, gold, black, and dark brown decorations on spine and front board, decorated endpapers. A collection of… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan. 1979. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ patchily age-toned. Black & white illustrations by the author. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 190 pages. 44 of the Bab Ballads by the Gilbert of Gilbert &… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co., 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. W. S. Gilberts beloved light verse featuring his own b/w illustrations. Elements from the poems would go on to inspire his work with Arthur Sullivan. Top edge gilt. Light marking to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1937. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4 x 7 in. Red cloth bards with gilt spine titles. Condition is FINE ; like new with just a touch of shelf wear. Binding tight and text spotless. Poetry. RGR.

London: Macmillan - Pocket Classics, 1926 Selection of comic verse by W S Gilbert. Gilt design and lettering to front board and spine. Gilt to top edges. Spine slightly bowed, some spotting to fore edges, bumping and rubbing to spine, corners and edges, otherwise fair copy. Red Leatherette Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by The Author.

8vo in cloth with dust jacket. 366 pp. VG+/VG-. Moderate wear to dust jacket with a small nick to top of spine, now in a brand new Brodart clear protective sleeve. Very light wear to book. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships in a box packed with care.

London : Macmillan, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. Poor copy with wear and tear. Text remains clear and unblemished. Physical description; 563 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Subject; Gilbert, W. S. 1836-1911. (William Schwenck).

London: Macmillan and Co, 1935. Reprint . Very Good Minus/Good. 5 x 7.25 inches (13 x 18.5 cm). Dust jacket: Wear and loss to edges, a couple of tears to top edge, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Minus. Book: Blue cloth binding, marking to rear board, clean text throughout. Overall book… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. Reprinted. 564 pages. Beige dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, mild crinkling and light tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing.… Read more about this item

Published by George Routledge in London in partnership with Camden Press, Dalziel Brothers Engravers & Printers. First collection in book form, later printing (1873 or later - deduced from advertisements), hardcover without jacket, 18.5 x 14.5 cm, ix (self-effacing preface & t-o-c), 222 pp + 4 pp list of Illustrated … Read more about this item

"THE BAB BALLADS" - With Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard by W.S. Gilbert. 1926; Macmillan and Co.; London. Profusely illustrated with 350 drawings by the author. Gilt top page edges. The book is a collection of light, comical verses written in Gilbert's "topsy-turvy" style in which the humor is derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1922. xii, 563pp, [1]. Bound by Truslove & Hanson in contemporary gilt-tooled navy half-calf, blue cloth boards, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed, spine and head of upper board sunned. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden to FEP. A handsomely bound copy of William Schwenck Gilbert's (1836-1911) illustrated burlesque playlets, which are in reality shrewd reviews of… Read more about this item

THE BAB BALLADS, John Camden Hotton, 1869, first edition, slight rubbing to the corner tips and spine extremities, some light soiling to the covers, else a tight vg copy in the publisher original pictorial cloth binding with beveled edges, gold-gilt stamping and all edges gilt.

London: Macmillan - Pocket Classics, 1926 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good. Red Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Selection of comic verse by W S Gilbert, written prior to his librettos. Gilt design and lettering to front board and spine. Gilt to top edges. Spine slightly bowed, some spotting to fore edges, some bumping and… Read more about this item

Nice condition antique copy of "THE BAB BALLADS - Much Sound and Little Sense" by W.S. Gilbert. Circa 1880's (there is no date of publication stated); Porter & Coates; Philadelphia. Richly illustrated with drawings throughout by the author. Gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. The book is a collection of light, comical verses written in Gilbert's… Read more about this item

George Routledge and Sons Ltd, 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. Third Edition. 563 pages. No dust jacket. Brown and white patterned cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front… Read more about this item

LONDON, MACMILLAN, 1912. SIXTH EDITION, WITH 350 ILLUS. BY THE AUTHOR. A FINE BINDING BY HATCHARDS. FULL BURGANDY MOROCCO, AEG, GILT DENTELLES, RAISED BANDS. A LOVELY COPY.