Ashton John Collected By (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. pp.vi, 454 pages, a very good paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 454 pp., vii. Stated: "This Dover edition, first published in 1968, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published by Chatto and Windus, London, in 1883"; ' $2.75 ' at top right corner front cover; also, a reprint in 2017 by Hansebooks. At the end is a Catalogue of Dover publications [12 pp., unpaginated], preceded by the "Appendix. Bibliographical Reference to the Sources Whence This Book Was Compiled [pp. 437-448]", followed by "Some of the Tunes noted in this Book"[ pp. 449-454]. Lovely line drawings interspersed throughout text;There is no Table of Contents, but entries throughout are given numbers which correlate with Sources identified in the Appendix. Sample sections of entries: "The Woman to the Plow and the Man to the Hen Roost. Or, a fine way to cure a Cot Quean"; "The Unconscionable Bachelors of Darby, or the Young Lasses Pawn'd by their Sweethearts, for a large Reckoning, at Nottingham Goose Fair; where Poor Susan was forced to pay the Shot"; "The Jolly Welsh Woman"; "An Invitation to Lubberland. with An Account of the great Plenty of that fruitful Country"; "The invincible Pride of Women or The London Tradesman's Lamentations"; The Devil's Oak: or, his Ramble in a Tempestuous Night, where he hapn'd to Discourse with Men of several Callings, of his own Colour and Complexion"; etc. Glossy medium brown wrappers with large green Title box on top front cover, above illustration of two fellows in period dress; covers in cellophane (only small piece at upper left front cover corner onto top right spine corner missing small piece, rest is firmly affixed to entire covers; only light wear at spine corners and thin line across; very light wear at cover corners and edges (virtually none); binding relaxed between ffep and Half-title page and between pp 20-21, else STRONG; very faint, tiny foxing speckles on top edge [and two superficial, small brown spots (NO bleeding on to text]; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text.The way to read a Humor Classic or to gift a discerning friend or acquaintance. John Ashton (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by Ashton, John (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A reprint of the 1888 edition. Near fine in light blue cloth with white lettering and design. No dust jacket.; 405 pages B000NZXV26.

Half-Leather. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. folio, 100pp, 200 woodcuts, 4pp adverts, original half vellum, blue boards with title on front, vellum spine is darkened and has some damage to the outer top and bottom, spine is still sound as is binding, blue boards have a few marks, so could be used as is or have a new spine fitted, contents small bit of foxing but good clean and tight, priced asccordingly due to damage to spine, very heavy book( 2.8 kilos wrapped ) UK postage will be £9.50, rest of world surface mail will be £24.00 ( airmail for europe ) cnada please enquire.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good++. First American Edition. Circa 1887. LIMITED TO FIFTY COPIES, this being # 1. [2], xx, 354pp, printed on laid paper, bound in half leather and green cloth, top edges gilt, deckled page edges, with woodcut vignettes throughout. Includes Social Ballads, Supernatural Ballads, Historical Ballads, Love Ballads, Drinking Ballads, Sea Ballads, Naval & Military Ballads, Sporting Ballads, along with Local and Misc. Ballads. Covers show corner wear, spine rubbed, front hinge starting, foxing on preliminary pages. Does not include musical notation.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two hundred woodcut illustrations. First edition. Folio, half bound in vellum with blue paper covered boards, gilt lettering on the spine, black and red lettering on the front board with gilt seal design. Vellum portions are heavily age darkened/soiled, edge worn, else good or better. ; 98 pages B000862EPA.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Survey of the Seventeenth century's best humour, illustrated by the author's own excellent wood-engravings. First edition, hardcover, most pages uncut, bookplate on front pastedown, bit of wear at the corners and spine ends, large but faint white stain to spine and rear board, top edge dusty, otherwise bright and square, a VG copy.…

In-4°, legat. in cartonato d'epoca, Fogli su carta robusta legati assieme a raccogliere 96 ballate alcune di due, tre e cinque pagine. Ogni ballata è introdotta da una testatina o finale in xilografia e raffigurante scene diverse dedicate al mare e alla navigazione, con vascelli, barche e marinai. Singolare e bella raccolta. Tranne alcuni guasti alla legat. e rarissime fioriture, esemplare in ottimo stato di conserv. …