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OLD ENGLAND English Songs of Long Ago. The original tunes harmonized by Alex de Jong.
by CRAMER, RIE (illustrator).:
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- first
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- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Utrecht, W. de Haan, (1920).. FIRST EDITION circa 1920, 280 x 230 mm, 11 x 9 inches, cream card covers lettered and decorated GILT, an extra round colour plate mounted on upper and lower cover, lacking silk ribbon to spine, (16) pages. Half-title and title page GILT lettered, pages on heavy cream paper, 8 pretty oval colour plates (150 mm, 5½" wide) mounted in a gilt frame above the verses, facing the music, all pages with decorative GILT border. The songs, in English, are not for children, but tell of unrequited love and unfaithful lovers. Covers slightly dusty and faintly foxed, 5 mm (¼") scrape to edge of plate on upper cover, small pale water stain to lower corner of upper cover, 60 x 15 mm deep, (2" x ¾") maximum, 4 minute pink stains, corners very slightly scuffed, tiny crease at top edge of upper cover, repeated at top of pages. Bookseller's tiny stamp in lower corner of title page, occasional slight faint foxing. A very good clean bright copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46734
- Title
- OLD ENGLAND English Songs of Long Ago. The original tunes harmonized by Alex de Jong.
- Author
- CRAMER, RIE (illustrator).:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Utrecht, W. de Haan, (1920).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rie Cramer songs traditional english songs music children's
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
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