W. S. Gilbert, renowned author of the Savoy Operas, was also the creator of the Bab Ballads--"possibly the best comic verse--and surely the best illustrated--in the English language," according to James Ellis. Gilbert published these poems, together with his own, grotesque drawings signed "Bab," a childhood nickname, in Fun and other magazines in the late nineteenth century.
In 1898, the older and by then distinguished Gilbert substituted pallid and inoffensive drawings for the originals, which he had come to believe "erred gravely in the direction of unnecessary extravagance." Since then the ballads have been collected and published in various editions, most of which have featured the revised drawings and only a selection of the poems.
This is the only book to offer the complete collection of ballads with all original illustrations, a tribute to the comic genius of a writer known as "the most original dramatist of his generation." This collection will delight readers with its irreverence and wit.
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Book Description Second Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) 1836-1911. English poetry. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 252988
Book Description Second Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) 1836-1911. English poetry. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 252988
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo in cloth with dust jacket. 366 pp. VG+/VG-. Moderate wear to dust jacket with a small nick to top of spine, now in a brand new Brodart clear protective sleeve. Very light wear to book. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships in a box packed with care. Seller Inventory # 051923-13
Book Description Condition: Good. 366 pages. With illustrations. Dustjacket. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners. Dustjacket slightly chipped and somewhat worn with some creasing to back flap. Seller Inventory # 39025
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cambridge (Mass.) /London. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press ; Distributed by Oxford University Press (1980). Soft Covers. Wraps are sharp cornered except for the upper top which has a small dog ear. No wear to the spine but it is evenly sunned which has lightened titles. The Bab Ballads is a collection of light verses by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. The book takes its title from Gilbert's childhood nickname. He later began to sign his illustrations "Bab". This is the only book to offer the complete collection of ballads with all original illustrations, a tribute to the comic genius of a writer known as "the most original dramatist of his generation.". Seller Inventory # MAR03006