London: George Routledge, 1899. Gilt title with red figures on light brown cloth boards which have age darkening and a little wear to spine head and corner tips. Internally there is age darkening and foxing to endpapers and to the margins of some pages else a clean and tight copy. Top edge gilt. Fore edge uncut. Fourth edition November 1899 (first was December 1897). xii + 562 pages. Portrait frontispiece on card tissue protected. 350 illustrations by W.S. Gilbert. Several of the Bab Ballads appeared in the pages of 'Fun', magazine and later some were published in smaller selections and this volume, combining Songs of a Savoyard', has two hundred new drawings made for this volume. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST **** **** NOT EX LIB **** 4. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gilbert, W.S.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Goldring Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007700
Title: The Bab Ballads with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard
Author: Gilbert, W.S
Illustrator: Gilbert, W.S.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: George Routledge
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1899
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: LIGHT OPERA, BALLADS, SAVOY OPERA, W.S. GILBERT DRAWINGS, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK GILBERT
Bookseller catalogs: Music / Musicians;

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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...
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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...
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