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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Edited by Thomas J. Wise. Border Ballads. Bibliophile Society, Boston, MA, 1912.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Tall 8vo, gilt-stamped quarter vellum and brown cloth-covered boards, top edge gilt, 87 pp., illus. (ms. facsimiles). One of 477 copies printed for members. A few stains on spine, light wear to edges and corners of boards, mild foxing to endpapers, note of limitation neatly inked on front pastedown. Date given as 1912 on title page, 1913 on spine.

Seller: Crane's Bill Books, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Border Ballads. The Bibliophile Society, 1912.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Limited to 477 copies. Brown cloth, vellum spine, top edges gilt, gilt spine lettering. The volume is lightly soiled on the spine, and has a bookplate on the front pastedown. The slipcase, which is being held together with four horizontal pieces of tape across the spine, has nevertheless served its purpose because, except for the spine soiling, the volume is near pristine. Note: Although published in 1912, there is a gilt stamped date on the spine which reads "1913". Slipcase condition: Fair-Good

Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Border Ballads. The Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Vellum Spine Over Boards. No Jacket. Limited edition of 477 copies, published posthumously by the Bibliophile Society. White vellum spine over tan boards. Endpapers heavily foxed and light sporadic foxoing throughtout as per usual. Illustrated with holographic facsimiles of original manuscript pages. Text untrimmed. Inner slipcase very good, outer sleeve lacking top section and crudely tape repaired. Covers very clean. A good+ copy in poor slipcase.

Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. Border Ballads. The Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Description: Limited Edition. Octavo. Half binding with white calfskin and brown fabric. Gilt lettering to spine. Gilted top edge. Limited to 477 copies. Black and white photography of original poems. ÒThe border ballad exerted a powerful influence on Swinburne, who held the genre in high esteem. More than a form that he occasionally studied and imitated, it saturated his verse and infused his prose with poetry. In it he found something archaic, vigorous, and profound. This connection has received scant critical attention. Further study would allow us to draw connections between his verse, prose, and non-fiction writing and to trace development in a poet who has often been unfairly dismissed as a brilliant versifier but stagnant thinker.Ó Very Good. Lacks slipcase. Soiling and sunning to spine. Some marks to endpages. Textblock clean. Slight indentation to head and tail of front cover.

Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.

Algernon Charles Swinburne, Thomas James Wise (Editor). Border Ballads. Bibliophile Society, 1912.

Price: US$38.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Vellum paper spine. 87 pages, facsimiles, 24 cm. Hardcover in slip case. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. BORDER BALLADS. Bibliophile Society, Boston, MA, 1912.

Price: US$39.00 + shipping

Description: Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Foxing. ; Limited to 477 copies. Printed for members only. Edited by Thomas J. Wise.; 87 pages

Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; & Thomas J. Wise (editor). Border Ballads [first edition in scarce dust jacket]. The Bibliophile Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1912.

Price: US$44.95 + shipping

Description: Boston, Massachusetts: The Bibliophile Society, 1912. Fine condition in a Good unprinted (translucent) dust jacket. The jacket has one 4.5 inch closed tear. Sharp corners. No cover fraying. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and creamy white. No yellowing. No foxing. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First Edition. 1912. First appearance in print of seven BORDER BALLADS that were left unpublished by Swinburne at the time of his death. Illustrated with an engraved title page and five (5) document facsimiles in Swinburne's hand. Limited to 479 copies. Edited by Thomas J. Wise (this is NOT one of his many literary forgeries). See Todd 336. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original brown cloth and white parchment spine with bright gilt-stamped title. Complete with scarce dust jacket. First Edition, Limited 479 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/Good dust jacket. 8vo. 87pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. BORDER BALLADS. The Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912.

Price: US$63.76 + shipping

Description: Edited by Thomas J. Wise. Pp. 88(last blank), engraved vignette title page, plus 5 plates, the title page printed in red, blue & black; med. 8vo; qr. parchment, spine lettered in gilt, brown cloth boards; t.e.g., others uncut; scattered foxing; printed only for members of The Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912. Edition limited to 477 copies (2 of which were for copyright purposes). Ashley Library 1925 (VII.27-28); Todd 336a: *Lacking the slipcase. Seven Border Ballads left by Swinburne unpublished at the time of his death. 'Wise reports that this edition, which succeeded his 1909 pamphlet edition [Todd 308d] was 'fully authorized, and was issued with the approval and co-operation of Watts-Dunton and myself' [Todd, p. 109].

Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Swinburne, Algernon Charles, Wise, Thomas J. [Editor]. BORDER BALLADS. The Bibliophile Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1912.

Price: US$70.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, 87 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is white with gilt lettering. Housed in orange cloth slipcase, and secondary orange cloth slip case. Outer slip case shows rubbing to front and back, ex-library ink stamp on head edge of front, rubbing to tail edge. Outer slip case shows rubbing to fore and head edge, age toning to head edge, sunning and rubbing to spine, minor tearing to headcap and tail. Inner slip case shows minor rubbing to head, fore, and tail edge, rubbing to spine, headcap, and tail. Quarter bound in white cloth with orange cloth boards. Board shows minor rubbing to hinges and spine, minor bumping to headcap and tail. Textblock shows gilted head edge, deckled fore and tail edges, and moderate foxing spots. RWO Consignment. 1371275. Special Collections.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Border Ballads. The Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1912. Once wildly popular, Swinburne (1837-1909) is somewhat out of favor today, perhaps because he was so gifted with rhyme. He may come back; after all, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize five times. These ballads were unpublished at his death. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition, which was LIMITED to 477 copies, with two more retained for copyright. Edited by Thomas J. Wise. Finely bound in a tan cloth with vellum spine with gilt lettering. Clean text; 87 pages; top-edge gilt, others rough-cut. Illustrated with a reproduction of the manuscript page for "Lord Soulis." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Charles Algernon. [Swinburne, Charles Algernon] Border Ballads. Printed for Members only of the Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Original cloth backed, beige paper covered boards. Van gelder paper, 477 copies. The poems were unpublished at his death. Quite scarce.

Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. BORDER BALLADS. The Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912.

Price: US$167.78 + shipping

Description: Edited by Thomas J. Wise. Pp. 88(last blank), engraved vignette title page, plus 5 plates, the title page printed in red, blue & black; med. 8vo; qr. parchment, spine lettered in gilt, brown cloth boards; t.e.g., others uncut; within a [later, custom-made?] inner slipcase of qr. tan cloth over orange card, fore-edges a trifle worn, and an outer [original] tan papered slipcase with printed paper title label, slipcase lightly soiled and worn; bookplate of George Spector on upper pastedown; printed only for members of The Bibliophile Society, Boston, 1912. Edition limited to 477 copies, (2 for copyright purposes). Todd 336a. *Seven Border Ballads left by Swinburne unpublished at the time of his death. 'Wise reports that this edition, which succeeded his 1909 pamphlet edition (Todd 308d) was 'fully authorized, and was issued with the approval and co-operation of Watts-Dunton and myself' [Todd, 336a, note]. George Spector was co-founder and publisher (with his wife), of the Kent Collector. (His wife was the American rare book and antique dealer E. Gladys Spector, a leading authority on Rockwell Kent).

Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia