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Thread #66181   Message #1097578
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
21-Jan-04 - 12:19 AM
Thread Name: ID this Ballad book
Subject: RE: ID this Ballad book
Here are a few from Alibris. Check it out, because the icons showing 'reliability' didn't come through here. That one coming all of the way from Oz is expensive and they had only 2 out of 5 possible stars under the "reliability" heading.


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Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland, the.
by Roberts, John S. (Ed. )
         
price: $29.95
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Publisher: F. Warne, London Date Published: c1887 Description: Wraps bound into home-made cover w/spine title totally unrelated, 627pps, small 8vo, slight dirt to tp else a very clean and tight copy. seller information:
Name: Bohemian Bookworm, NY, USA

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The 'Chandos Classics': the Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland. by Roberts, John S.
price: $31.15
   
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Description: No Date (1880's? ). Frederick Warne. First. Good-, coming away from spine. 7. 5x5. 628pp. 431g. This book contains many well-known ballads and poems which have been preserved by tradition or through the medium of the printer.   
seller information:
Name: The Internet Bookshop UK Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

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The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland.
by Roberts, John S. (Compiler And Editor).
         
price: $33.43   
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Description: No date. Frederick Warne. First? Slight top spine end damage otherwise VG. Gilt titles on spine. 7x5. 628pp. Decorative endpapers.   
seller information:
Name: The Internet Bookshop UK Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

4.   
The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland
by Roberts, John S.
price: $37.95
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Binding: HC Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co. London Date Published: 1868 Description: Very Good in Decorated boards Boards show corner fraying, spine tip rubbing, some cover soiling, repair to the inner hinges, otherwise usual wear read more
seller information:
Name: Book Baron eShop, CA, USA
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The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland.
by Roberts, John S.
price: $44.95
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Description: London 1887. Sm. 8vo. , 626pp. Good, cover soiled, some wear. read more
seller information:
Name: Xerxes Books, NY, USA

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Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland, the.
by Roberts, John S. , Editor.
price: $74.95
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Publisher: London: Frederick Warne & Co. Description: Cloth. Good/No jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 628pp. N.D. Inscription is dated 1887. The "Chandos Classics" is noted on the title page. Texts only. Rich collection of ballads; editor expresses gratitude to Prof. Child for his work in collecting, and many others in addition to the numbered ballads. Spine and edges of boards yellowed; some chipping and corner wear. Hinge cracked but intact, with a few tears. read more

seller information:
Name: Country Bookshop, VT, USA
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The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland.
by Roberts, John S. Ed.
price: $127.95
   
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Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co. London Date Published: 1868 Description: b/w ills. 12mo, pp628, The Chandos Poets series. NVG, full green leather, gilt spine, gilt Rugby School motif on front board, a. e. g. , raised bands, lightly faded spine, light. shelfwear, book plate on front paste down, & previous owner inscription. read more
seller information:
Name: Icon Books, AUSTRALIA