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Ballads and Songs of Brittany:Translated from the Barsaz-Breiz of Vicomte Hersart de la Villemarque. With some of the Original Melodies Harmonized by Mrs. Tom Taylor. With illustrations by J. Tissot, J.E. Millais, R.A., J. Tenniel, C. Keene, E. Corbould, and H.K. Browne
by La Villemarque, Theodore Hersart (Tom Taylor,Translator)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1865. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Very Good Plus. Small 4to., xxii(2_239(1)pp. Beautiful First Edition in English in the First Issue original publisher's binding of maroon cloth stamped with gilt vignette on front board with triple gilt borders. Titles in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Frontis illustration and eight additional plates from several different artists. Sheet music of many of the songs in the appendix. Square, solid and clean throughout with little or no interior toning or foxing. Spine ends and tips worn and rubbed. Spine mildly toning. Tiny binder's ticket, Burn & Co., on rear paste-down. Small, inconspicuous bookplate of noted American collector, Albert A. Ahern on rear end-paper. A very pretty collectable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011230
- Title
- Ballads and Songs of Brittany:Translated from the Barsaz-Breiz of Vicomte Hersart de la Villemarque. With some of the Original Melodies Harmonized by Mrs. Tom Taylor. With illustrations by J. Tissot, J.E. Millais, R.A., J. Tenniel, C. Keene, E. Corbould, and H.K. Browne
- Author
- La Villemarque, Theodore Hersart (Tom Taylor,Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
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An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
Glossary
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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end 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...
- 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....
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