New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. , 1968. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over cloth boards. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong, with minor wear to spine pans and panel edges. Particularly well-preserved and housed in the original cloth-covered slipcase. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description: xxvii, 928 pages : portrait ; 37 cm. Subjects: Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. Drama 17th century England. Drama 16th century England. Genre: Drama. Language: English.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 370005
Title: The first folio of Shakespeare
Author: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Facsimile Edition
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Date Published: 1968

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Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...