EARLY BRITISH BALLADS
by J. POTTER BRISCOE, ED
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/no dj
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Gay and Bird, 1903 Miniature hardback, 5 x 3 inches. Embossed calf leather covers (possibly the work of the Zaensdorf Bindery) with lettering and decorative patterns and gilt-edged pages. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges and corners. Otherwise very clean and tight copy. 150pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontis portrait, decorative chapter headings, letter and tailpieces. With silk pagemark. Introduction by J. Potter Briscoe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Varennes Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126
- Title
- EARLY BRITISH BALLADS
- Author
- J. POTTER BRISCOE, ED
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- GAY & BIRD - THE BIBELOTS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British Poetry, Ballads
- Bookseller catalogs
- VARENNES BOOKS; ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS;
- Size
- 5 x 3
Terms of Sale
Varennes Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Varennes Books
Biblio member since 2016
Middlebury, Vermont
About Varennes Books
Established in 2016,Varennes Books specializes primarily in limited online sales of turn of the century and Inter-War period signed First Editions in the following areas of concentration: French, German and American Literature, including Poetry, Drama and, Fiction, European Literary Journals and a few unique antiquarian books.
Glossary
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- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...