A Life of William Shakespeare
by Lee, Sidney
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899. Full Leather. Very Good. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Royal octavo. xxxviii 385pp. Bound into full red leather. 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt spine lettering and dtop foredges. This is the Illustrated Library Edition. Color frontispiece, 6 photogravures, many additional illustrations throughout. Scuffing to the leather, especially to the spine and rear hinge. Armorial bookplate on front fixed endapper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70550
- Title
- A Life of William Shakespeare
- Author
- Lee, Sidney
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.