Author: Bon Gaultier [edits] [pseudonym of Alfred Forrester]
Title: THE BOOK OF BALLADS
Description: London, Wm.S.Orr New edition with several new b N.D. First titlepage Illuminated in red blue & gold + illustrations throughout with some newly added by Crowquill, Leech and Doyle + frontispiece by A.Crowquill, . square 8vo Blindstamped binding with gilt pictorial cover of plucking ballad player to cover and gilt decorated title to spine. [corners sl.worn/ minor marks to binding) All Edges Gilt. Frontis + illuminated title + printed title + 4pp of contents divided into Spanish Ballads, American Ballads & miscellaneous ballads. All pages surrounded on 4 sides by a trellis like design. Amusingly illustrated political & social satire in the style of various authors. One gathering slightly protruding and neat blind stamped "Kelly & Slater Booksellers Manchester" surrounded by a garter belt also in blind on the front free end paper. A clean tight copy with extra ballads added in this edition.

Keywords: Humorous poems illustrated


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