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The Bab Ballads with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard
by W. S. [William Schwenck] Gilbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Edges of the rather faded dust wrapper frayed with loss at the head of the spine, occasio
- Seller
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co., 1924. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Edges of the rather faded dust wrapper frayed with loss at the head of the spine, occasionally to the edges. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank. Text complete, clean and tight but a little age-tanned. . The Author. Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 7¼” x 5” (0.6 kg); (xii) 564pp; Index; Illustrated by The Author; First in this <i>Thin Paper</i> edition. Top edges gilt. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings [350]; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #174881|| Condition:
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- Bookseller
- BookLovers of Bath
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 174881
- Title
- The Bab Ballads with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard
- Author
- W. S. [William Schwenck] Gilbert
- Illustrator
- The Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Edges of the rather faded dust wrapper frayed with loss at the head of the spine, occasio
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- gilbert cinquain couplet doggerel drama dramatic effects elegy epic fable haiku literary lyrics metaphor meter ode poems poetics poetry poets prose rhyme rhyming sonnet stanzas verse
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
BookLovers of Bath
As a distance seller based in England, I am required to abide by the terms of the "Distance Selling Act", details of which are freely available. This ensures that you have the highest degree of protection when purchasing from me. Alongside that, I prefer to treat my customers in the manner that I expect to be treated; my guarantee is complete satisfaction or your money back - I aim to please, not just for the one book sale but to ensure that should you require another book, another time that my name against it means it gets your consideration.
About the Seller
BookLovers of Bath
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset
About BookLovers of Bath
BookLovers of Bath is set in the pastoral idyll of Peasedown St. John in Somerset (God's Own Country) in the south west of England. My wife and I owned the village Post Office until the modern world caught up with us in 2014. At that point I converted the premises to a small book shop, Fact or Fable, with a stock of around 4,000 titles in stock. I've been selling books worldwide since 1997 and rather hope to get the hang of it shortly…
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- Poor
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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