More "Bab" Balllads, Much Sound and Little Sense.

A humorous collection of children's poetry with illustrations throughout, illustrated and written by W. S. Gilbert. An early edition.Illustrated by the author with a monochrome frontispiece and monochrome vignettes.In the publisher's original gilt cloth.This work was written by W. S. Gilbert and features a collection of children's poetry, including the poems 'Captain Reece', 'General John', 'To a Little Maid' and 'Haunted'. The volume is humorous and occasionally sinister, with illustrations by the author throughout the text.Undated, dated by copies held institutionally. Bound in publisher's cloth. Externally generally smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge tender. Internally binding weak in places with cords showing. Pages very lightly age toned and generally clean with the odd spot only. Good.