The Sonnets of William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Plantin Press; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. [iv], 154, [2] pp. (8vo) 20x14 cm (8x5½"), full vellum with gilt spine, green cloth ties, later cloth slipcase. No. 41 of 120 copies. Special full vellum binding, sold by Zeitlin to a customer who specialized in unique bindings. Book and slipcase very near fine -- just a tiny touch of toning. This is really the right binding for this book, much nicer than the regular binding -- vellum smooth and fresh.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4393
- Title
- The Sonnets of William Shakespeare
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Plantin Press; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1974
Terms of Sale
Blue Sky Rare Books
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About the Seller
Blue Sky Rare Books
Biblio member since 2015
Palm Springs, California
About Blue Sky Rare Books
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...