The Ballad Tree:. A Study of British and American Ballads, Their Folklore, Verse and Music. Together With Sixty Traditional Ballads and Their Tunes
by Wells, Evelyn Kendrick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
- Seller
-
Portland, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ronald Press, Company, 1950. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. A very handsome copy of this increasingly scarce volume (difficult to find in any DJ, this one being in unusally good shape). Very minor shelf wear, prior owner signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf wear, slight toning at spine, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, red ink lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 370pp. Index.
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- Bookseller
- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2001
- Title
- The Ballad Tree:. A Study of British and American Ballads, Their Folklore, Verse and Music. Together With Sixty Traditional Ballads and Their Tunes
- Author
- Wells, Evelyn Kendrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (presumed)
- Publisher
- Ronald Press, Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- History, History of Ideas, Non-Fiction
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About the Seller
Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Portland, Maine
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Glossary
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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