The Complete Works of Shakspere [Shakespeare] : Revised from the Original Editions with Historical and Analytical Introductions to Each Play. Tragedies-Comedies-History
by Shakespeare, William [Shakspere]; edited by J. O. Halliwell
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: John Tallis and Company, 1860. Three Volumes. Half black morocco leather over brown cloth boards, raised bands, gilt titles and decorative gilt compartments, all edges gilt. (11 x 8 inches). Remaining Title reads: With Historical and Analytical Introductions to each Play, also Notes Explanatory and Critical, and A Life of the Poet; by J.O. Halliwell. elegantly and appropriately illustrated by Portraits Engraved on Steel, from Daguerreotypes of the Greatest and Most Intellectual Actors of the Age. 576, 496, 488 pages; illustrated with numerous steel engraved plates, including engraved title pages. Typical foxing to illustrated plates, heaviest on prelims, text is clean and bright, remains a tight set with a strong shelf presence. Size: Quarto. Leather. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004885
- Title
- The Complete Works of Shakspere [Shakespeare] : Revised from the Original Editions with Historical and Analytical Introductions to Each Play. Tragedies-Comedies-History
- Author
- Shakespeare, William [Shakspere]; edited by J. O. Halliwell
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- John Tallis and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- SHAKESPEARE; SHAKSPERE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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