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The Philosophy of William Shakespeare: Delineating in seven hundred and fifty passages selected from his Plays
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William White, 1857. Hardcover. Good. Displaying 'The multiform phases of the Human Mind, collated, elucidated and alphabetically arranged'. Extracts and examples of Shakespeare's plays that present philosophical and moral lessons on human behaviour, giving, if you will, Shakespeare philosophy. Red cloth with blind-stamped design and beveled edges. All edges gilt. Engraved half-title. Advertisements to front and rear pastedowns. 12mo. 643pp. Rubbing to extremities, mild fraying to top and tail of spine. Occasional light spotting within. Front hinge slightly weakening but binding sound overall. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004648
- Title
- The Philosophy of William Shakespeare: Delineating in seven hundred and fifty passages selected from his Plays
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William White
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- history, drama, verse, theatre, restoration, ideas, bard,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Shakespeare;
Terms of Sale
AJ Scruffles
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
AJ Scruffles is an online bookseller, based between Epping and Harlow. Our website also hosts an online magazine with reviews, articles and humour
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....
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