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A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical or Humorous.
by [Philips, Ambrose]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Roberts; and sold by J. Brotherton [etc.] 1723 - 1738. 12mo. 3 volumes. First two volumes published in 1723, with the third volume being the second edition of 1738. x, 288; xv, 266; xvii, 264 pp. Illustrated with numerous copper plates. Red full straight-grained morocco with gilt decoration to boards and gilt lettering and devices to spines; a.e.g.; marbled endpapers. Some rubbing and very light bumping to extremities. Bookplate of William Forbes Morgan, of the Morgan family, to pastedowns. Some ink ownership marks to prelims of first volume. Internally clean otherwise. The second volume includes the plates of the Swimming Lady and Lady Godiva, which were surpressed in later editions and are often missing. A lovely set. . Near Fine. Full Straight-grained Morocco. First Editions. 1723.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71738
- Title
- A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical or Humorous.
- Author
- [Philips, Ambrose]
- Format/Binding
- Full Straight-grained Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editions
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Roberts; and sold by J. Brotherton [etc.] 1723 - 1738
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1723
- Size
- 12mo.
- Keywords
- Songs,Ballads,English folklore,Tunes,Early modern,Kings,Queens,, Laments,Odes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Music; Folklore and the Occult;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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London, Greater London
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Fine
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