This beautiful antique edition of The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Leland was published in 1905 by Kegan Paul, Trench and Co. So the book is from the mid Edwardian era.
The book is bound in stunning blue cloth with intricate floral detail in red and gilt. It's a striking binding. All edges are gilt. It's in very good condition, with just some light rubbing to the floral decoration. The corners are lightly rubbed and the book shows a slight forward lean.
Inside, the endpapers are a bit tanned but the rest of the pages show lighter age toning. There is very occasional foxing but the pages are clean and bright.
Dimensions approximately 16.2cm x 11cm x 2.7cm.
All books purchased will be hand wrapped in patterned wallpaper and string.
I use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is oxo-degradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).