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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Volumes One and Two (I, II, 1, 2) The Cambridge Edition, Including the Temple Notes ( SIGNED by Illustrator Rockwell Kent)
by Shakespeare, William; Edited by William Aldis Wright; Preface by Christopher Morley; Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Jacket
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1936. Book. Very Good-. Three-Quarter Leather. Signed by Illustrator(s). Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Two oversize three-quarter blue leather hardcovers with gilt lettering and decorations to spine; five raised bands; blue cloth over boards; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; limiited edition 303/750; signed by Rockwell Kent at the beginning of volume one. Very good minus condition: spines toned to tan; the fading effects the leather on the boards too; a little dark staining to spine tails; edge wear, including some mouse nibbling; straight; the paper over the hinges is cracked but the hinges are holding well; pages excellent. Will require extra for shipping. Not available for international shipping..
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- Bookseller
- The Old Sage Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130217
- Title
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Volumes One and Two (I, II, 1, 2) The Cambridge Edition, Including the Temple Notes ( SIGNED by Illustrator Rockwell Kent)
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; Edited by William Aldis Wright; Preface by Christopher Morley; Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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The Old Sage Bookshop
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Prescott, Arizona
About The Old Sage Bookshop
Situated in historic downtown Prescott, Arizona, The Old Sage Bookshop offers a fine selection of new southwest books as well as quality used books for the collector, the seeker, and the avid reader. This is a small but mighty bookshop.
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
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- 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,...
- 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....
- 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...
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