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The Works of William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co., c1896. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 7" . Not Stated. A very smart, late 19th century copy of the works of William Shakespeare, handsomely bound in prize binding for King's Lynn High School. A lovely copy of the complete works of William Shakespeare, taken from the texts of the first folio, and the quartos. By the editor of the "Chandos" Classics.Published by Frederick Warne, the Albion Edition of this work. Including a frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare. Handsomely bound in full calf prize binding for King's Lynn High School, with their gilt coat of arms to the front board. Containing a prize bookplate to the front pastedown: 'King's Lynn High School, Prize for Second Place in Form IVa, Awarded to Marianne Stibbon, Presented by The Mayoress Headmistress E. Harrison, 11 May 1906'. Also containing a loosely inserted post card addressed to 'Miss M. Stibbon' from a 'Betty Taylor'. Handsomely bound in full calf prize binding, with gilt detailing to the boards and spine. Externally, very smart, with some minor shelf wear and a few marks to the front board, and rubbing to the joints and head and tail of the spine. A few small scuffs to the read board. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, and the odd spot throughout, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 807J30
- Title
- The Works of William Shakespeare
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1896
- Size
- 9" by 7"
- Keywords
- shakespeare plays poetry literature plays sixteenth century theatre
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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,...
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