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The Plays of William Shakspeare (Shakespeare), Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. with Glossarial Notes - Complete in ten volumes
by William Shakspeare (Shakespeare); George Steevens, Mr Rowe, Dr Johnson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Doncaster, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
F.C and J. Rivington & Partners, London, 1823. 'A New Edition'. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Ten matching small volumes with dark green half leather bindings and marbled boards. Gilt decoration on spine, two spine labels on each volume with gilt lettering. Covers are lightly worn, corners, edges and spine ends are a little rubbed. Bindings are sound. Volume 1 contains black and white frontis portrait of Shakspeare. Marbled end-papers and block edges. Light foxing to prelims in some volumes, pages and text is clean, crisp and bright. 8 of the volumes have a previous owners name handwritten on front free end-papers. Volume I also contains 'Some Account of the Life &c. of William Shakspeare' by Mr Rowe. and 'Dr. Johnson's Preface to his Edition of Shakspeare's Plays, Printed in 1765'. 10-volume set (complete). No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05420124043. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. These books are much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges for some delivery services to some locations.
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- Bookseller
- Bailgate Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05420124043
- Title
- The Plays of William Shakspeare (Shakespeare), Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. with Glossarial Notes - Complete in ten volumes
- Author
- William Shakspeare (Shakespeare); George Steevens, Mr Rowe, Dr Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 'A New Edition'
- Publisher
- F.C and J. Rivington & Partners
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1823
- Keywords
- BZDB4 Plays, Drama and Theatre; Fiction; British History. William Shakspeare (Shakespeare); George Steevens, Mr Rowe, Dr Johnson The Plays of William Shakspeare (Shakespeare), Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George
- Bookseller catalogs
- British History; Fiction; Plays, Drama and Theatre;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bailgate Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Bailgate Books Ltd
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Doncaster, Aberdeen
About Bailgate Books Ltd
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Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- New
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