Gilbert, W.S. The BAB Ballads. With which are included Songs of a Savoyard. Sixth Edition. London, Macmillan, 1906. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 563 pages plus 32 pages publisher’s list. With 350 illustrations by the author. Original green cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Binding a little shaky, but holding. Name on half title page reads ‘a.m. Pelly 3rd ap. 1909’.

Provenance: From the Library of Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Field Marshal Alanbrooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.
A.M. Pelly: Lady Anna Maria Pelly (nee Poore) (1868 – 1939) was the mother of Benita Blanche Pelly, later Viscountess Alanbrooke and wife of Field Marshal Alanbrooke.

• Keywords: Children’s Illustrated Books · Children’s Literature · Literature · Modern Literature · Poetry
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 101359AB

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