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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. Illustrated by Mariette Lydis.
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (The text of the First Folio Edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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CARLSBAD , California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1992. From the 39 volume Complete Works of William Shakespeare - The leather-bound illustrated Limited Editions Club edition. Oversize books measuring 8" by 11-1/4". Each volume is bound in full maroon or red leather with matching elaborate gilt cover decoration. The spine has raised bands in the tradition of fine bookbinding with black leather title and author labels titled in gilt. All textblock edges are bright gold gilt. With silk moire endpapers and satin ribbon page markers. Printed in a large and easy to read type font. Has a blank attached Easton Press bookplate. Bright, crisp and fine. Purchased from a collector who never read his books. Search our listings for other matching volumes from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. . Limited Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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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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- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45314
- Title
- THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. Illustrated by Mariette Lydis.
- Author
- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (The text of the First Folio Edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
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RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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CARLSBAD , California
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- Fine
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