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BALLADS WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WITH 25 DRAWINGS BY VERNON HILL
by Hill, Vernon (Edited by R.P. Chope)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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About This Item
London, England: John Lane, 1912. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Vernon Hill. Quarto, 11.25 in. x 9 in., pp. xii, 103. Illustrated with twenty-five tissue-guarded engravings. Publisher's "Review Copy with John Lanes Compliments" embossed to top right corner of title page. Edition limited to 500 copies. Contemporary light gray cloth boards with gilt title and elaborate candleabra and elf design to front, with and gilt title to spine. Untrimmed edges. Rubbing to extremities; shelf-fraying to spine caps. Fingerprint size orange stains to boards and spine; tidelines to rear board. Soiling to spine. Corners bumped. Blue candleabra design to front and rear pastedowns. Light foxing to tissue-guards. Interior pages and engravings are clear and bright. Traditional poetic ballads selected by R.P. Chope, who writes the preface, adorned with the fantastical art of Vernon Hill.
Vernon Hill (1887-1972), born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, was a sculptor, lithographer, illustrator and draughtsman. He began his work in print-making and lithography, and branched out into other artistic forms, such as sculpture. He illustrated several works and created etchings. His more notable works were commissions from Sir Edward Maufe for interior and exterior architectural sculptures on Maufe's buildings, including Guildford Cathedral, the Runnymede Memorial and several churches. He died in 1972. (from Wikipedia).
Vernon Hill (1887-1972), born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, was a sculptor, lithographer, illustrator and draughtsman. He began his work in print-making and lithography, and branched out into other artistic forms, such as sculpture. He illustrated several works and created etchings. His more notable works were commissions from Sir Edward Maufe for interior and exterior architectural sculptures on Maufe's buildings, including Guildford Cathedral, the Runnymede Memorial and several churches. He died in 1972. (from Wikipedia).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85859
- Title
- BALLADS WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WITH 25 DRAWINGS BY VERNON HILL
- Author
- Hill, Vernon (Edited by R.P. Chope)
- Illustrator
- Vernon Hill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Scottish ballads
- Bookseller catalogs
- music;
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