THE BOOK OF BALLADS
by GAULTIER, BON (edited by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair to Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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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. Split to centre of front red end papers. Tissue guarded frontis, illustrated title page in black and red. Designs and illustrated border to all pages. Black and white illustrations. 256 pp.clean and tight. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136243
- Title
- THE BOOK OF BALLADS
- Author
- GAULTIER, BON (edited by)
- Illustrator
- Doyle, Leech and Growquill
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood
- Place of Publication
- London
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fair
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- Title Page
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