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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare
by William Shakspeare
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1859. Hardcover. Good. The William Hazlitt Edition. From the text of Johnson, Stevens and Read. Tan calf bindings with gilt lines and raised bands with gilt tooling to spine. Spine labels in dark and maroon. Spines are worn, with slight loss to Vol 1 which also has cracking to the front shoulder and a large red stain to front. The other three volumes are in much better condition. Marbled end papers and page edges. Bindings are tight internally. Pages are age tanned but otherwise clean. ; Vol. 4; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Multiple volumes, please enquire about postage. Good 1859
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2138
- Title
- The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare
- Author
- William Shakspeare
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Routledge, Warne and Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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....
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
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