Publisher: | London.: George Routledge & Sons Ltd. | Edition: | Reprint; Published Date: 1884; First Published: 1876 | Illustrations: | Line drawings by W S Gilbert | Dimensions: | 210 x 150 mm (8 x 6 inches) - 255pp. | Appearance: | Ochre/gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover | Condition: | VG : in very good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Corners bumped. |
In 1876, Gilbert collected fifty of his favourite poems in Fifty “Bab” Ballads, with one poem being collected for the first time ("Etiquette") and twenty-five poems In 1876, Gilbert collected fifty of his favourite poems in Fifty “Bab” Ballads, with one poem being collected for the first time ("Etiquette") and twenty-five poems that had appeared in the earlier volumes being left out. As Gilbert explained it: 'The period during which they were written extended over some three or four years; many, however, were composed hastily, and under the discomforting necessity of having to turn out a quantity of lively verse by a certain day in every week. As it seemed to me (and to others) that the volumes were disfigured by the presence of these hastily written impostors, I thought it better to withdraw from both volumes such Ballads as seemed to show evidence of carelessness or undue haste, and to publish the remainder in the compact form under which they are now presented to the reader.'
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