John Harland - Ballads and song of Lancashire - 1865





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Ballads and song of Lancashire by John Harland; first edition, Whittaker & Co., London 1865; English, 281 pages, hardcover in green percaline, 18 × 13 cm; good condition.
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Ballads and Songs of Lancashire
John Harland
Whittaker & Co, London, England, 1865
in-8, 18*13cm
281pp
300 g
Nice and rare small publisher's binding in full green percaline for 'Ballads and Song of Lancashire'.
Nice embossed motif on the first plate, gilded, featuring a central medallion surrounded by seven double-rule circles with symbols: harp, cup, and wine flask; bow and arrows, crossed swords, cross and communion cup, sword surrounded by a sheaf of wheat, and a hunting horn.
Scalloped floral motifs and lamp bases with leaf and oak flower patterns.
Plates (upper and lower), with blind lines. Golden titling on the back.
Brown guards made with clay
Title page in red and black.
The collection begins with a 'Fragment of an old ballad of a tyrannical husband' claiming that his wife is inactive all day while he is plowing, so they agree to change jobs.
final advertising catalog
A good copy of this collection of poetry and songs from this region of England.
Ballads and Songs of Lancashire
John Harland
Whittaker & Co, London, England, 1865
in-8, 18*13cm
281pp
300 g
Nice and rare small publisher's binding in full green percaline for 'Ballads and Song of Lancashire'.
Nice embossed motif on the first plate, gilded, featuring a central medallion surrounded by seven double-rule circles with symbols: harp, cup, and wine flask; bow and arrows, crossed swords, cross and communion cup, sword surrounded by a sheaf of wheat, and a hunting horn.
Scalloped floral motifs and lamp bases with leaf and oak flower patterns.
Plates (upper and lower), with blind lines. Golden titling on the back.
Brown guards made with clay
Title page in red and black.
The collection begins with a 'Fragment of an old ballad of a tyrannical husband' claiming that his wife is inactive all day while he is plowing, so they agree to change jobs.
final advertising catalog
A good copy of this collection of poetry and songs from this region of England.

