The "Bab" Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense
by Gilbert, W. S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, ND. Hardcover. Very Good. (c1898). Second edition; octavo; pp. 222; frontispiece plus additional illustrations by the author; original publishers decorated green beveled cloth binding, gilt, all edges gilt; Very good with some edgewear. With previous owner's armorial bookplate.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12351
- Title
- The "Bab" Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense
- Author
- Gilbert, W. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Porter & Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- ND
- Keywords
- Literature
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
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Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- ND
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...