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The Beauties of Shakespeare: With Twelve Illustrations in Permanent Photography From the Boydell Gallery
by Shakespeare, William & Dodd, Rev. William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Well illustrated with 12 Fine Monochrome Plates. Frontis, Arthur pleading with Hubert, from King John. Beautiful Period Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt illus. of Knights in combat, and Gilt & Black Decoration and Lettering on front. Similar but with Drama Masks on spine. Beveled edges. All page dges bright Gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. No inscriptions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Swan Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100032
- Title
- The Beauties of Shakespeare
- Author
- Shakespeare, William & Dodd, Rev. William
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bickers and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Pages
- 356
- Size
- 8 3/4" Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Shakespeare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Drama;
Terms of Sale
White Swan Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
White Swan Books
Biblio member since 2024
Redruth, Cornwall
About White Swan Books
Old fashioned Book loving Book Dealer selling from Bricks and Mortar Bookshop in Cornwall and also now selling Books online. Specialising in Antiquarian, Vintage Children's, Out of Print and Collectable books but also selling a wide range of Second Hand books in many subjects.
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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