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The Plays and Poems.
by SHAKESPEARE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Pickering; Nattali and Combe; Talboys and Wheeler of Oxford,, 1825. The elegant deluxe issue First Pickering edition of the complete works; the handsomely bound and fully illustrated deluxe issue, containing 39 plates. In contrast, the trade issue had just a single frontispiece for illustration. Part of Pickering's "wreath series" of the classics, the edition was produced in an "exceedingly pleasant format, and on their title pages is his beautiful and individual wreath ornament" (Keynes, p. 16). The achievements of William Pickering (1796-1854) "are now well acknowledged: the introduction of cloth binding, leading to the wider availability of books at lower prices; the publication of reputable editions of both standard and neglected works; and a close attention to book design which had a lasting influence" (ODNB). Eleven volumes, octavo. Publisher's deluxe dark red straight-grain morocco, spines lettered in gilt, low raised bands and compartments tooled in gilt, twin gilt fillet on covers enclosing gilt palmette roll and blind floral roll, corners of board edges, and the turn-ins, decorated in gilt, brown coated endpapers, edges gilt. With 11 frontispieces and 28 plates, all steel engravings on mounted india paper. Wreath device on title pages. Bound without errata leaves. Ownership inscription on reverse of frontispieces of one J. C. Tompson of Lyneham, Wiltshire, dated 4 February 1856. Spines lightly sunned, small wear to a couple of headcaps and corners, a little rubbing, vol. II rear endpapers partially adhered at gutter, splash marks and browning to plates, affecting nearby leaves, else generally clean. A very smart set. Jaggard, p. 516; Keynes, p. 89.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169708
- Title
- The Plays and Poems.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: William Pickering; Nattali and Combe; Talboys and Wheeler of Oxford,
- Date Published
- 1825
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Device
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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