The Book of Ballads
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Tor |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Charles Vess |
| Pages | 192 |
| Price | $24.95 |
| ISBN | 076531214X |
- This is a collection of ballads illustrated by Charles Vess. The structure is a graphic (comic book style) story by an author and illustrated by Charles Vess that's loosely based on a ballad or poem. After each story is the original ballad/poem itself.
- The title page has "The Book of Ballads" and "By Charles Vess". The copyright page has "Edited by Teresa Nielsen Hayden". Based on this the publication has been entered as an anthology edited by both in ISFDB.
- The copyright is "Copyright © 2004 by Green Man Press".
- First printing that states "First Edition: November 2004" over "Printed in the United States of America" over "0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
- The publisher is stated on the title page as "A Tom Doherty Associates Book • New York".
- Priced for sale in Canada at C$34.95.
- The pages are numbered for the introduction and end-matter but not in the body of the publication. The page numbering for this publication record's contents was done by counting.
- The cover artist credit is stated on the back jacket flap. A signature is not visible within the artwork.
- An Amazon Look Inside is available. While it's for the trade paperback edition the content is identical to the hardcover edition covered by this ISFDB publication record.
- September 23, 2010: Amazon.com and Amazon.ca are not offering new copies of this publication implying it's out of print.
- Primary verification is against a public library copy. I should be able to retrieve this publication if needed for a verification question. ~Marc Kupper.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Steve Jeffery | Vector 240 |
| 2005 | Karen Haber | Locus, #530 March 2005 |
| 2005 | Gahan Wilson | Realms of Fantasy, April 2005 |
| 2005 | Rick Kleffel | Cemetery Dance, #52, 2005 |
| 2006 | uncredited | Vector 248 |
| 2006 | Iain Emsley | Interzone, July-August 2006 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Introduction (The Book of Ballads) | Terri Windling | Essay |
| 21 | The False Knight on the Road | Neil Gaiman | Short Story |
| 30 | King Henry | Jane Yolen | Short Story |
| 43 | Thomas the Rhymer | Sharyn McCrumb | Short Story |
| 55 | Barbara Allen | Midori Snyder | Short Story |
| 64 | The Three Lovers | Lee Smith (I) | Short Story |
| 79 | Tam-Lin | Elaine Lee | Short Story |
| 96 | The Daemon Lover | Delia Sherman | Short Story |
| 107 | Twa Corbies | Charles de Lint | Short Story |
| 119 | Sovay | Charles de Lint | Short Story |
| 129 | The Galtee Farmer | Jeff Smith | Poem |
| 136 | Alison Gross | Charles Vess | Poem |
| 152 | The Black Fox | Emma Bull | Short Story |
| 168 | The Black Fox | Graham Pratt | Poem |
| 170 | The Great Selchie of Sule Skerry | Jane Yolen | Short Story |
| 181 | Discography Notes (The Book of Ballads) | Ken Roseman | Essay |
| 188 | Contributors (The Book of Ballads) | uncredited | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Ballads |
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2006 | Tor | Trade Paperback | Anthology | Charles Vess | 192 | |
| The Book of Ballads and Sagas |
|
2018 | Titan Publishing | Hardcover | Anthology | Charles Vess | 239 | |
| The Book of Ballads and Sagas |
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2018 | Titan Publishing | eBook | Anthology | Charles Vess |