ILLUSTRATED BRITISH BALLADS Old and New [2 vol. set, complete]
by Smith, George Barnett
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- About Fine/No Jacket (as issued)
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Cassell, Petter & Galpin & Co., 1881. Cloth. About Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unknown edition, 1881. Hard cover 4tos in blue cloth w/black and gold dec and titles, all edges gilt. About Fine. Vol. I has 1/8" chip on spine, hinges a little loose; Vol. II has pen squiggle front endpaper, else both books Fine and unmarked. Illustrated in numerous wood engravings. Handsome set. Additional postage for Priority or International.
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- Bookseller
- Basement Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041713
- Title
- ILLUSTRATED BRITISH BALLADS Old and New [2 vol. set, complete]
- Author
- Smith, George Barnett
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter & Galpin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1881
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- MUSIC BRITISH BALLADS ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction; Art;
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About the Seller
Basement Books
Biblio member since 2003
Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Basement Books
BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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