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Bellicose Ballads
P. J. Power; M. R. Dumville
1943
Thacker & Co. : Bombay
10" by 7"
76pp.
SUMMARY
A lovely first edition of this very scare work of illustrated humorous ballads relating to the war.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
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DESCRIPTION
A very scarce first edition of this work. A collection of humorous ballads relating to war, reflecting the transition of the post war army of 1919 to the pre-war army of 1939. Poems concern majors, generals, jocks, bands, cavalry, infantry, tanks, and more. Published in Bombay, written by P. J. Power and M. R. Dumville. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with fitting line drawings.
CONDITION
In the original binding over illustrated paper covered boards. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and sound, with minor chipping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, light soiling to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with line drawings throughout.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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