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The Works of William Shakespeare in Twelve Volumes:Volume V Only
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York, USA: John Alden, Publisher, 1887. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Type: Hardback Volume V of the 1887 John Alden, Publisher, Ideal Edition, in dark red quarter leather with dark green boards, marbled page edges and endpapers, in Good+ Condition. No Jacket, as issued. Elaborate decoration and titles in bright and sharp gilt on spine. Some discoloration to green cloth, front and back. Head and heel rubbed, slight wear to corner tips, back panel mottled near lower edge. Tight and solid sewn binding. Pages toned, quite clean, no markings of any kind. This edition of Shakespeare's Works gives the most generally accepted text, without note or comment. This volume includes: The Tragedy of King Richard II; The Frist Partof King Henry IV' The Second Paetr of King Henry IV., Edited by William George Clark and William Aldis Wright. Front endpaper has former owner information. 265 pages. 7.5 x 4.5 inches. 1887, John Alden, Publisher, New York, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023683
- Title
- The Works of William Shakespeare in Twelve Volumes:Volume V Only
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Alden, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York, USA
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 12mo - over 6?" - 7?"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- DRAMA PLAYS THEATRE STAGE LITERATURE ELIZABETHAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Plays,Drama,Theatre;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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