Ballads Done Into English From The French Of François Villon
by François Villon, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Andrew Lang, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Trans.)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Slipcase
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About This Item
Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1907. One of Nine Hundred and Fifty Copies on Van Gelder Hand-made Paper. Scarce printed slipcase is present, albeit worn, with most of top strip lacking, but did do its job protecting the book itself that shows some age, otherwise Fine (see scans). Paper title labels to front upper board, and spine title complete. All corners sharp, Sewn Binding Tight. As above, Van Gelder Hand-made paper, with deckled edges. P/O to ffep., with some lightly pencilled (and easily erasable) notes in French. Rear flys have a long passage from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1882 critique of Villon, from "Familiar Studies of Men and Books". Once again, easily erasable if so desired.. Limited, Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/In Slipcase. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- GatesPastBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 931273
- Title
- Ballads Done Into English From The French Of François Villon
- Author
- François Villon, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Andrew Lang, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited, Second Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas B. Mosher
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Maine
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Prose, Literature, 15th, Fifteenth, Century, Paris, France, French, Classics, Fine, Binding, Press
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- 12mo
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- Fine
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.