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The ""Bab"" ballads. Much sound and little sense / By W.S. Gilbert. With illustrations by the author. 1869 by Gilbert W. S. (William Schwenck) - 2020

by Gilbert W. S. (William Schwenck)

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The ""Bab"" ballads. Much sound and little sense / By W.S. Gilbert. With illustrations by the author. 1869

by Gilbert W. S. (William Schwenck)

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2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng, Pages 232. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back [1869]. This book is Printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover [HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE], Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.
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The "Bab" Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense (with Illustrations by the Author)

by W.S. Gilbert

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Hardcover without jacket. Binding and hinges sound, text unmarked, mild shelfwear (a bit of rubbing to extremities, but still presentable). Dime-sized scrape to front fixed endpaper (maybe where a price sticker was removed?) and former owner's signature in ink on an opening leaf. All edges gilt. Date is not stated, 1874 from external information; 2nd edition stated. . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1874.
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The "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense

by Gilbert, W. S

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Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1890. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark green cloth, lettered and illus. in gilt, top text block edge in gilt. 5th edition, revised. Mildly rubbed at corners and spine extremities. Back cover shows a few light surface scratches and areas of moisture contact (resulting in dye lightening/bleeding) along top rear edge and joint. Former owner's book plate and brief gift inscription on front blank following flyleaf. xii,13-226 pp., illus. w/ drawings. Nicely preserved; decorative binding. Undated, likely 1890s..
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The "Bab" Ballads, Much Sound and Little Sense. Fifth Edition, revised

by Gilbert, W.S

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Philadelphia: Porter & Coates no date. 5th . Hardcover. Very Good. 19th-cent. volume. Full gilt edges. Light crack front hinge, 1919 giftnote up front, small cut mid-spine author's b/w cartoons. very good, no dj, bright gold-stamped green cloth, beveled edges 226 pgs
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The Bab Ballads Much Sound And Little Sense

by Gilbert, W. S

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Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Good. ca. 1874. Second Edition. Hardcover. Front inner hinge is partially cracked. Binding is cracked between pages 48 & 49 and is rather loose in general. Covers have wear to the front upper outer corner, slight wear to other outer corners. Spine has wear to the top end, light wear to the lower end. Upper outer corner of front cover has a slight stain. Private book plate on front endpaper. .
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The Bab Ballads - Much Sound And Little Sense

The Bab Ballads - Much Sound And Little Sense

by Gilbert, W S [ William Schwenck ]

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George Routledge & Sons, nd c 1920. reprint.. Hardback. Cloth, G+. 317pp, book a little cocked, otherwise a nice copy. A Pocket edition of Gilberts absurd verse, written before his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan. William Schwenck Gilbert [ 1836 - 1911 ] librettist & poet.
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THE "BAB" BALLADS: Much Sound and Little Sense

by Gilbert, W. S

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New York: George Routledge & Sons nd, 309pp, illus., illus. cover, 'Complete Editions in one volume, including the "Bab Ballads" and "More Bab Ballads", top corners bumped, slight soiling & wear to cover.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by W. S. Gilbert.
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THE "BAB" BALLADS Much Sound and Little Sense

by Gilbert, W S

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George Routledge and sons. London. No date (Circa 1872--early printing)., 1872 Book size about 6 by 7 inches with some 222 pages plus four pages of publisher ads at the rear. Bound in green boards with beveled edges and front cover illustrations and lettering in gilt--gilt spine lettering. All edges gilt. Illustrated throughout by the author. An early printing the date can be determined from the fact that the publisher ads at the rear include 'Every Boy's Annual for 1873'. Covers rubbed; light wear through at three tips; spine top/bottom with moderate wear; both hinges cracked (The rear severely). GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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by Gilbert, W. S

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New York: Sully & Kleinteich. Very Good. Hard Cover. Not dated (c. 1900-1910). Gray boards with title labels to front and spine. Tight binding, clean pages. A touch of very light shelf wear with slight rubbing to darkened spine, and previous owner's initials neatly inked to top of front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy. ; 16mo; 184 pages .
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The Bab Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense

by GILBERT, W. S

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Philadelphia: Porter. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good minus hardcover. 5th edition, no date. Pages light brown, clean text. Illustrated by the author. Hinges cracked. Large tear on rear endpaper. Green cloth string book marker. Corners on cover slightly rubbed. Spine ends have small nicks. Green cloth cover with gold gilt letters on front and spine. Gold gilt on all outer edges of pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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The Bab Ballads - Much Sound And Little Sense

The Bab Ballads - Much Sound And Little Sense

by Gilbert, W S

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George Routledge & Sons, nd c 1890. reprint.. Hardback. Illustrated boards, G. 154pp, illustrations by the author, boards rubbed at the edges with a little splitting to the spine, plain endpapers, contents in good condtion. The original boards show coloured characters drawn by Gilbert. Uncommon in original boards.
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