The ""Bab"" Ballads, Much Sound & Little Sense by Gilbert, W.S - 1920-01-01

NY, R. H. Russell, MDCCCCI [1901].. Hard Cover. With Illustrations by the Author. 'Arranged and Printed by the Wayside Department of The University Press, Cambridge, U.S.A.' 'The Walpole Series.' x, [1], 184 p., illus.; 16 cm. Gilbert's first literary work, first published in two series, 1869 & 1873. 45 silly verse ballads. 'List while the poet trolls / Of Mr. Clayton Hooper,/ Who had a cure of souls/ At Spiffon-extra-Sooper.' Bound in grey paper-covered boards stamped in white; grey spine gone but stitching & cloth intact; ink owner's name; good. 28442

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.

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. .

Boston: Small, Maynard circa 1920, 1920. Hardcover. good++. owner's name front flyleaf. Funny little verses added in pen on bottomof p.184, and to verso rear end paper author's drawings. good++, no dj, black-stamped pictorial orange-yellow cloth 184 pgs

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.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. VG+. N.D.. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 226 pages. With illustrations by the author. Fifth Edition, Revised. Ink ownership signature on front endpaper. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Book. Illus. by Gilbert W.S.. Very Good+. Hard Cover Green Cloth. No jacket. No date. Black & White illustrations. Gilt titles to spine. Gilt edges all round. 222 pages. 0.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, ND. Hardcover. Very Good. (c1898). Second edition; octavo; pp. 222; frontispiece plus additional illustrations by the author; original publishers decorated green beveled cloth binding, gilt, all edges gilt; Very good with some edgewear. With previous owner's armorial bookplate.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Hardcover. Good. 222p. A green cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges worn; cloth splitting along the back edge of the spine, though the binding is still tight. Gilt title on front cover has dulled with age. Crease in front endpaper and faint, spotty stains on rear endpaper. Early owner's gift inscription on a blank front endpaper, and discoloration in gutter of pages 58-59 where a small leaf was pressed. Otherwise, text clean. Silly poems by W.S. Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame) featuring his own cartoon illustrations. This is an undated 19th-century edition; the owner's inscription is dated 1870.

George Routledge and Sons , 1870. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First One Volume Edition. Half late Nineteenth Century calf with hand marbled boards. Some nicking to board extremities. Internally complete. Two old Nineteenth century Names and addresses to front blank endpaper. Endpapers ORIGINAL & UNSPLIT. One small ink name & date 1886 to titlepage. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves.