The Bab Ballads with which are included Songs of a Savoyard
by Gilbert, W. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Owego, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited. Good/No Jacket. 1924. Hardcover. With 350 illustrations by the author. Later printing. Green cloth binding with gilt titling on spine and gilt dancing figures on the front cover. Book is in Good Plus condition with slight wear to covers and slight to moderate rubbing/chipping at the head and tail of the spine. Endpapers darkened a bit. Previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. A solid copy. .
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- Bookseller
- Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS309796
- Title
- The Bab Ballads with which are included Songs of a Savoyard
- Author
- Gilbert, W. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/No Jacket
- Publisher
- London: Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Date Published
- 1924
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Riverow Bookshop, INC ABAA
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Owego, New York
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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...
- Jacket
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....