W. S. Gilbert

The Bab Ballads and More Bab Ballads

London: John Camden Hotten / George Routledge, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Beautifully bound in full red calf with gilt decoration on covers and spine with the spines darkened. All edge gilt. The original soft front cover wrap and backstrip is bound inside for both volumes. The Bab Ballad volume has a clipped signature of Gilbert pasted to one of the front free end papers. "More Bab Ballads" was published by George Routledge and Sons in London. No publication date is given for this volume, but it was most likely 1873. Together, 2 books uniformly bound sold as a set. Near Fine / No Jacket. Item #2355

Price: $221.00