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The Songs and Ballads of Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare, T. W. Gwilt Mapleson (Illus.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Full red morocco with gilt rule and decoration; 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. All edges gilt. Printed in color by T. Sinclair, Philadelphia. Printed on heavy cardstock. Contains songs and ballads from As You Like It, Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labor Lost, Tempest, Cymbeline, Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night, and King Henry the Eighth. Previous owner's bookplate and binder's ticket (Fairelough & Hume, Binders, N.Y.) to front pastedown, otherwise no other markings or names. Foxing throughout and more prevalent on tissue guards than pages. One tissue guard with closed tear, and one page near end loose from signature, but still connected. Unpaginated. 8 1/4 x 10 inches.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6346
- Title
- The Songs and Ballads of Shakespeare
- Author
- William Shakespeare, T. W. Gwilt Mapleson (Illus.)
- Illustrator
- Thomas W. Gwilt Mapleson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lockwood & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Literature; Theater; Antiquarian; Shakespeare;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- Edges
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