Gilbert, W. S: The Bab Ballads, with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard

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Gilbert, W. S : The Bab Ballads, with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard

Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, England, 1914

xii, 564 pages; illustrations; index; beautiful3/4 green leather binding. Bound by Ather Bindery for Scribner's Book Store. Sir William Gilbert (1836-1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator. He is most famous for the Gilbert-Sullivan comic operas. 'Bab Ballads' is a collection of light verse with his comical drawings added. They were written for literary magazines and collected in this volume. Very good clean copy in a excellent leather binding.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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Gilbert, W.S : The Bab Ballads with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard

George Routledge, London, 1899

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt title with red figures on light brown cloth boards which have age darkening and a little wear to spine head and corner tips. Internally there is age darkening and foxing to endpapers and to the margins of some pages else a clean and tight copy. Top edge gilt. Fore edge uncut. Fourth edition November 1899 (first was December 1897). xii + 562 pages. Portrait frontispiece on card tissue protected. 350 illustrations by W.S. Gilbert. Several of the Bab Ballads appeared in the pages of 'Fun', magazine and later some were published in smaller selections and this volume, combining Songs of a Savoyard', has two hundred new drawings made for this volume. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST **** **** NOT EX LIB **** 16. Illustr.: Gilbert, W.S.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket

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Gilbert, W. S : The Bab Ballads: With Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard

London: Macmillan, 1960.

8vo., 564 pp., Very Good, Green Cloth, Dust Jacket with minor staining & small tears; shelf wear. Illustrations by the author.

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