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Ancient Poems Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England; Taken Down from Oral Recitation and Transcribed from Private Manuscripts Rare Broadsides and Scarce Publications
by Bell, Robert, [Ed.]; Dixon, James Henry, [Ed.]; Various
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: John W. Parker and Son, 1857. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. [3], iv-vi, [1], 8-252, [4] pp. Half contemporary brown morocco over marbled paper boards, boards ruled in gilt, with the spine in six compartments, gilt lettering and design on the spine; top edge gilt. Light blue endpapers and pastedowns. Publisher's device on the title page. The University of Auckland, "Special Collections Bookplates". The bookplate of known collector Joseph M. Gleason. Gleason was a historian, a priest, and an educator who resided in California. Portions of this work were originally published in 1846 under the auspices of the editor James Henry Dixon. The smaller, earlier publication was done for the Percy Society, a short-lived British publishing house. Our copy is a revised and enlarged edition. Contains numerous short pieces concerning the vagaries of farming, class distinctions, courtship, and other relevant topics to the people of nineteenth-century Great Britain. Light rubbing to the edges of the boards and some residue on the rear pastedown, a numerical stamp on the verso of the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000013430
- Title
- Ancient Poems Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England; Taken Down from Oral Recitation and Transcribed from Private Manuscripts Rare Broadsides and Scarce Publications
- Author
- Bell, Robert, [Ed.]; Dixon, James Henry, [Ed.]; Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- John W. Parker and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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