Bon Gaultier's Book of Ballads, 1890
The Book of Ballads Edited by Bon Gaultier and Firmilian a Spasmodic Tragedy by T Percy Jones with illustrations. Copyright 1890. Published by Worthington Co, New York. The cover is a very dark blue cloth with contrasting red / orange and a bright gilt title block. The backstrip gilt is very bright. There is a white moisture stain on left edge of the back cover. Size: 7.5 × 5.25”, 430 pages. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
The Book of Ballads Edited by Bon Gaultier and Firmilian a Spasmodic Tragedy by T Percy Jones with illustrations. Copyright 1890. Published by Worthington Co, New York. The cover is a very dark blue cloth with contrasting red / orange and a bright gilt title block. The backstrip gilt is very bright. There is a white moisture stain on left edge of the back cover. Size: 7.5 × 5.25”, 430 pages. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
The Book of Ballads Edited by Bon Gaultier and Firmilian a Spasmodic Tragedy by T Percy Jones with illustrations. Copyright 1890. Published by Worthington Co, New York. The cover is a very dark blue cloth with contrasting red / orange and a bright gilt title block. The backstrip gilt is very bright. There is a white moisture stain on left edge of the back cover. Size: 7.5 × 5.25”, 430 pages. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
Contents include: Spanish Ballads, American Ballads, and Miscellaneous Ballads. The pages were printed with large print (font size). The endpapers are decorated with a green leaf motif. There is a chip on the lower right endpaper. The hinge is cracked at the title page and the cover is starting to pull away at the lower gutter. The tissue is enclosed. There is a red decorative border throughout. The outer edge of the pages are gilded. There is at least one black and white illustration in addition to the frontispiece. The interior pages are crisp with mild tanning throughout. There is a large moisture soil spot in the margin on page 183. There is occasional areas of light foxing.
