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A Midsummer-Night's Dream
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1908. First Edition. Very good in its original, gilt decorated 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine and gilt text and decorations on the front board. A small quarto of 9 3/4 by 7 1/4 inches with rubbing and wear to the cloth at the ends of the spine with much of the gilt text on the spine worn and rubbed. Many of the pages at the beginning and end of the text block are mildly spotted with foxing, but with with one exception (the plate facing page 32 has two short closed tears which have been professionally repaired) no damage, tanning or foxing to the color plates. 134 pages of text. Illustrated with a tipped-on, color frontispiece and 39 tipped-on, color plates all with printed tissue guards as well as vignettes for a total of 70 images from the art work of Arthur Rackham. (Hudson: Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p.168)
Synopsis
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32914
- Title
- A Midsummer-Night's Dream
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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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...
- Plate
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