Shakespeare's True life. Illustrated by Gerald E. Moira.
by SHAKESPEARE. WALTER (James):
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: For Strictly Private Circulation, James Walter..., 1890. FIRST EDITION. Folio, 385 x 275 mms., pp., [viii], iv, 395 [396 printer's imprint], illustrated title-page, numerous illustrations in text, uncut, some leaves unopened, original decorated buckram covers; front hinge cracked, somewhat shaken in casing.
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2499
- Title
- Shakespeare's True life. Illustrated by Gerald E. Moira.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE. WALTER (James):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: For Strictly Private Circulation, James Walter..., 1890
- Keywords
- biography literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- biography;
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LONDON
About John Price Antiquarian Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
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