Book Of Ballads

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1845. Apparent first. Near Fine. Crowquill Leeck & Doyle. A near fine copy of the apparent first edition of this volume of ballads Finely bound in full leather with gilt titles and floral design on spine with raised bands and gilt borders on both covers Marbled endpapers and gilt on page… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. Hardcover. Good. Fifteenth edition. 16mo. Pictorial blue cloth stamped in brown and gilt, beveled edges. Illustrated by Doyle, Leech, and Crowquill. Tideline on page edges, spine ends nicked, a good only copy.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870. [1], v, [3], 256pp, [2]. With an engraved frontispiece and illustrations by Doyle, Leech and Crowquill. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco. Marbled end-papers, all edges gilt. Moderate wear to spine and very slight bumping to corners. Heavy spotting to front and rear end-papers, but none to text. Contemporary ink inscription… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1903. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1903. Later, new edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in three-quarters blue leather and cloth, with gilt spine title and decoration. 300pp, frontis, illustrated. Very good. Sunning to spine. Front outer hinge has been neatly repaired. Minor loss to leather of corners and spine. Offsetting and light foxing to endpapers. Contents remain… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1877. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Doyle, Leech, and Crowquill. A brilliantly illustrated edition of Bon Gaultier's 'Book of Ballads', replete with a number of poems and songs from around the world. The Book of Ballads contains a number of poems, songs, and verses from around the world, including Spanish… Read more about this item

New York: W.J. Widdleton. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, bound in publisher's original green cloth boards, beveled, with gilt device to front cover, sharp and distinct gilt lettering and illustration to spine, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1903. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A nicely illustrated early twentieth-century collection of ballads from across the world. New Edition. Featuring a tissue-guarded frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text. With a publisher's catalogue to the rear. In a decorative cloth binding with… Read more about this item

London: William S. Orr and Co., 1849. Full Leather. Very Good. 18 x 14 cm. 12mo. 203pp [8] ads. With illustrations by Alfred Crowquill and Richard Doyle. Full brown leather signed binding by Riviers & Son. Leather spine labels, gilt designs and foredges. Marble endpapers, evidence of bookplate removal to front free endpaper. Some scuffing to the edges.… Read more about this item

William Blackwood & Sons, 1889. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1889. Fifteenth Edition. 292 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrative blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Pages remain intact. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing… Read more about this item

Clinton Hall N.Y.: Redfield, 1852. new. foxing throughout, names on flyleaf for xmas 1852, v.g. . Clinton Hall NY: foxing throughout, names on flyleaf for xmas 1852, vg 1852 new

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. New edition. Blue cloth decoratively stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. Illustrated by Doyle, Leech, and Crowquill. Contemporary owner's gift inscription on verso of front fly, faint foxing on some pages, spine ends nicked, else still a very good copy.

Edinburgh & London, UK: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Doyle, Leech and Crowquill. h/b 292 pages, condition is very good, the front brown flyleaf has been removed, green boards with gilt design and red lettering to the front board, gilt lettering and design to the spine.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1877. Full brown calf, green and red morocco title labels, raised bands, gilt decorative compartments, gilt innter dentelles, all edges gilt. 256 pages; illustrated. A later edition, which expanded on the 1849 original. Showing just light overall wear, remains a clean, tight copy in an attractive SIGNED Morrell binding Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good. Illus.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1909. Hardcover, very good condition. Fully bound in brown calf by Bumpus of London with gilt tooling to the boards and spine and fleur de lys on the inner corners. Fully gilt page block. Light surface marks to the boards and spine with a score mark to the rear. Spine and leading edges… Read more about this item

London: William Blackwood. Fair to Good. Hard Cover. 5.75" By 7.5" Tall'. No date. No adverts. First edition???? Gilt decorative red cloth, gilt illutration to upper cover, blindstamped design. Gilt to all page edges. Torn edges to spine, rubbed, with frayed to top, tail and sides, small amount of loss.Wear to extremities, corners bumped.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". Richard Doyle; John Leech; Alfred Crowquill [Alfred Henry Forrester]. A smart copy of Bon Gaultier's Ballads, illustrated by well-known artists. The fifteenth edition of this work in a half calf binding. All edges, end papers and paste downs marbled. Numerous illustrations by Richard… Read more about this item

William Blackwoods & Sons, 1884. 14th edition.. Hardback. Decorated cloth, VG. x+292pp, b/w frontis, many b/w illustrations by Doyle, Leech & Crowquill, a nice copy, cloth rubbbed at the edges, small split at head of spine. A collection of Spanish, American & European ballads

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884. Fourteenth Edition. Hardback in green cloth with red title and gilt illustration to front board and spine. Some minor spine and edge rubbing and light soiling. Complete with full page frontis and many b/w in text illustrations. 292 pages. 175 x 120 mm (7 x 4¾ inches).

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1884. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding, discoloured boards and heavily tanned at the spine. Edges of the text block lightly tanned. . Doyle, Leech & Crowquill. Hardback. Physically 7” x 4¾” (0.8 kg); (x) 292pp; Illustrated by Doyle, Leech &… Read more about this item

SOFTBACK ?HARD TO FIND OUTSIDETHE USA? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 2nd. With new Epilogue.* Date of Publication: 2007* Publisher: Epicenter Press Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card colour-photo covers. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear. Very light creases to spine & hinge. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or… Read more about this item