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The Book of Ballads
Bon Gaultier
1877
William Blackwood and Sons : Edinburgh and London
7.5" by 5.5"
[4] v, [3] 256pp
SUMMARY
A brilliantly illustrated edition of Bon Gaultier's 'Book of Ballads', replete with a number of poems and songs from around the world.
Decorative Binding,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
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Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The Book of Ballads contains a number of poems, songs, and verses from around the world, including Spanish ballads, American ballads, Gaelic ballads, German ballads, and more.
The thirteenth edition of this work.
Edited by Bon Gaultier, a pen name that was assumed by the writers William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Sir Theodore Martin.
Containing numerous vignette illustrations by Doyle, Leech, and Crowquill.
Containing two leaves of publisher's adverts to the front of the work.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and darkening to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Some age-toning to the first and last few pages, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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