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The "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense
by W.S.Gilbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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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 Gift-Books, green boards - upper board has detailed gilt title and drawings, gilt lettering on spine, all edges gilt, sharp comic wood engravings, boards with bevelled edges. In Good Plus condition - wear at spine top and bottom, fading to spine, slightly cocked, corners bumped, spine rubbing, but overall in nice shape, internals clean with minmal toning. The wonderful engravings make this piece of Victoriana.
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- Bookseller
- The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-129
- Title
- The "Bab" Ballads
- Author
- W.S.Gilbert
- Illustrator
- W.S.Gilbert
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- comic drawing
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About the Seller
The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop
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Jersey City, New Jersey
About The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop
The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop has a passion for fine and rare books covering all things art, all things music, 19th Century literature and culture, fine illustrations and modern firsts. The Cat digs artistic and counter-cultural movements, and also of course the unusual and the curious (hence the "Peculiar" in the name). The Cat's yen for the 19th century (including art, fashion, affairs, exploration) is possibly influenced by living in a 19th century brownstone, a future gallery for the store.Selling online since 2003 with great customer feedback - if the customer is happy, we are happy.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
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