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The Complete Dramatic and Poetic Works of William Shakespeare
by Shakespeare, William; Edited by Frederick D. Losey
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
The Complete Dramatic and Poetic Works of William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, William; Edited by Frederick D. Losey. Published by the John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia, 1926. First Edition edited by Losey. No additional printings on copyright page. 8vo up to 9½" tall., xvi, 1328pp. with frontispiece portrait; biography and an introduction to each play by Frederick D. Losey and with glossary and self-pronouncing index to characters. Red leather boards, with gilt titles to front and spine with decorative gilt embellishments; all edges gilt with red stain beneath; red endpapers; thumb index along fore-edge. Contents are in fine condition; some rubbing to spine and otherwise binding is in fine condition, tight and square. A beautiful copy.
When the John C. Winston Company advertised the "Losey" edition of Shakespeare's Works in 1926, they offered it in two bindings – Extra cloth, gold top, gold stamping for $3.00 and French Morocco, limp, red under gold edges for $4.00; this copy is the latter.
Frederick Douglas Losey (1886-1932) was an American Shakespearian scholar and elocutionist and was considered "America's greatest interpreter of Shakespeare."
Reviews
On Feb 13 2017, a reader said:
Its is Shakespeare in all its glory and such a beautiful volume. My fingers itch to reread Hamlet, Macbeth and every sonnet he ever wrote!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5115
- Title
- The Complete Dramatic and Poetic Works of William Shakespeare
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; Edited by Frederick D. Losey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY AND DRAMA;
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About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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North Vancouver, British Columbia
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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- Copyright page
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Morocco
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- 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...
- Cloth
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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