Some British Ballads.
by RACKHAM, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co. Ltd,, [1919]. Reviving the "pre-war sumptuousness" of the gift book market Signed limited edition, number 260 of 575 copies signed and numbered by the artist. Some British Ballads collects 44 songs and poems from across the country. One contemporary review celebrated how "illustrated gift books have regained this year all their pre-war sumptuousness. With memories of war paper still vivid in the mind it restores one's faith in the possibility of a return to the normal in other things to handle a volume like 'Some British Ballads'... The publishers have given the ballads a setting worthy of them, and Mr Rackham's drawings are well up to the level that has made him the most popular of illustrators" (Dublin Evening Telegraph, 24 December 1919). Quarto. Original vellum-backed cream boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, gilt vignette on covers, top edge gilt, others uncut. Colour frontispiece and 15 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards printed in red, line drawings in the text, all by Rackham. Binding soiled, tiny splash marks on front cover, spine foot and upper corners bumped, lower corners worn, front pastedown with red residue from removed bookplate, mild offsetting to outer leaves, occasional spots of foxing, contents otherwise fresh, plates bright. A very good copy. Latimore & Haskell pp. 50-51; Riall, p. 137.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160678
- Title
- Some British Ballads.
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Constable & Co. Ltd,
- Date Published
- [1919]
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....