HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1971* Publisher: Faber & Faber* Binding and cover condition: Tan cloth library binding, no title to spine or face. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear. VG+* Jacket condition: Textual dust wrapper in clear protective dust wrapper. Dewey label to spine. A few light marks. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £2.50. Minimal shelf wear. VG++* Contents condition: Ex-Library. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with usual stamps and labels, no additional marks to text. lightly used. VG* Illustrations: None* Pages: 529 pp. text. xlvi pp. notes, & index at rear.* Description: Edited with an Introduction by Geoffrey Grigson. Folksongs, ballads, carols, riddles, occasional quatrains and couplets ? English popular verse draws on all of these and centres its traditions in none. Verses stay in the memory and are passed down orally through the centuries; sometimes their meaning is obscured on the way and they achieve an extra dimension of mystery and beauty.* A VG copy of the 1st. edition, 1st. impression, ex=library but with NO MAJOR FAULTS*

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Seller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 5302
Title: The Faber Book of Popular Verse
Author: Grigson, G
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG/VG+/VG++
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Thus 1st. Imp.
ISBN 10: 0571095240
ISBN 13: 9780571095247
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Place of Publication: London UK 529
Date Published: 1971-01-01

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