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The Tempest
by Shakespeare William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Near Fine
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann and Doubleday, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Vellum). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Rackham, Arthur. Vellum backed boards. Very slight discoloration to boards - just about fine, in a very slightly age toned jacket Number 314 of 520 (1-260 for the U.K., 261-520 for the U.S.). 21 color plates, one of which did not appear in the trade edition. Latimer 61 Size: Quarto (4to). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Top edge gilt in good condition. Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Theatre & Plays; Signed by Illustrator. Inventory No: 046869.
Synopsis
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s last solo-written plays. This tragedy tells the story of an exiled ruler who uses magic to restore his daughter to power and argues that the powerful must show mercy. First performed in 1611, The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations, from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands. O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in ’t! (V.i.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046869
- Title
- The Tempest
- Author
- Shakespeare William
- Illustrator
- Rackham, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Quarter Vellum)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann and Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- Theatre & Plays; NOISBN
Terms of Sale
Pazzo Books
Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of shipment - full refund less shipping. If we have made a mistake, we will pay shipping both ways. Institutions billed according to their requirements.
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Roslindale, Massachusetts
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About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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. ...
- 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....
- Fine
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