The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
by Shakespeare, William; Edited with a Glossary by W. J. Craig
- Used
- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press. 1943. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Good condition. Pale green leather with gilt titles and decorations to spine and title to face. Gilt to top edge. Boards are lightly stained with age-toning to edges and spine. Illustrated with Black and White plates selected from the Boydell Engravings. Ribbon bookmark. Includes a glossary and Shakespeare's Plays in their historical order, Index of Characters, Index of First Lines of Songs et. x, 1165 pages. Includes all the plays and poems. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reset Edition. Hardback.
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
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB319744
- Title
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; Edited with a Glossary by W. J. Craig
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- Reset Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama;
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About the Seller
Adelaide Booksellers
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About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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....