By Beverley Nichols
London   Hutchinson & Co
11" by 8.5" xxxix, 280pp.
A delightful first edition of this collection of ballads alongside the vibrant illustrations of H.M. Brock.
By Beverley Nichols

1934 A Book Of Old Ballads

London   Hutchinson & Co
11" by 8.5" xxxix, 280pp.
A delightful first edition of this collection of ballads alongside the vibrant illustrations of H.M. Brock.
£49.00
: 1.5kgs / : 983G19

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Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition of the work. 

In publisher's original brown cloth binding. With decorative end papers. 

Includes a colourful frontispiece and a further 15 colourful plates. Collated, complete. 

A delightful collection of ballads selected with an introduction by English writer, playwright and public speaker Beverley Nichols alongside the vibrant illustrations of H.M. Brock, a landscape painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. 

Includes ballads such as 'Mandalay', 'Thomas The Rhymer' and 'Chevy Chase'. 




Condition

In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to head and tail of the spine, with mark to rear board. Subtle fading to extremities. Light age toning to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light age toning to edges.

Very Good

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