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INLAID BINDINGS] GILBERT, W.S. The Bab Ballads with which are included to song of a Savoyard. Pictorial inlaid binding of green morocco by Rivière and Son, upper cover with a comic illustration of a "Tar," within a gilt panel lettered "The Yarn of the 'Nancy Bell'", the rear cover with a figure of a jester, spine in six compartments with musical emblems, all edges gilt. 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches (18 x 11.5 cm); xii, 564 pp. Fine; Together with GOLDSMITH, OLIVER. The Vicar of Wakefield. London: John C. Nimmo, 1889. Full burgundy morocco bound by Bayntun, the upper cover with two seated figures in onlay, within a broad panel composed of leafwork against a dotted seme, rear cover with two gilt fillets, all edges gilt, slipcased. 9 1/2 x 6 inches (24 x 15 cm); v, 291 pp., illustrations printed in color. About fine. C From the Collection of Walter Ward Jr.