London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1894.. 1894.. Good. - Octavo, olive green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The top edge is gilt. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped with a small stain to the rear cover. xiv, [1] leaf & 118 pages with an erratum slip bound in. There is light spotting to the endpapers with an owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. The page edges are slightly darkened. Black-and-white pictorial title. Good. <p>First edition.<p>The book is dedicated to Eleanor Charlotte Sellar and the ink signature of Mary N. Sellar appears on the front pastedown. Sellar was the maiden name of Lang's mother.<p>A publisher's note is tipped in on the front endpaper stating that the book is not to be sold at a discount.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4031
Title: BAN AND ARRIERE BAN: A Rally of Fugitive Rhymes
Author: Lang, Andrew
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1894.
Date Published: 1894.
Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; AUTHOR; ANDREW LANG; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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