New York, n.d. [ca. 1920]. The Mayfair Edition. Hardcover. Minor wear, two covers with small marks. A handsome set in Near Fine condition. Three small octavo volumes bound by hand for the publisher, per the copyright page, by A. Maurin in full scarlet English niger morocco leather with gilt rules, the spines with four raised bands and gilt lettering and decorations, gilt dentelles, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Includes all of the plays and the poetry.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 018640
Title: THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Author: SHAKESPEARE, William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Minor wear, two covers with small marks. A handsome set in Near Fine condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: The Mayfair Edition
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: n.d. [ca. 1920]
Keywords: Fine Bindings,Classics, 17th Century English Literature, William Shakespeare, Sets
Bookseller catalogs: William Shakespeare; Fine Bindings; Sets;

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Charles Agvent

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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...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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...
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...
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...