A LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
by Lee, Sidney
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1899. Illustrated Library Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xv, 385 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is a sunned red with gilt lettering. Boards have shelf wear, bumping to corners, and tearing to the head of the spine. Text block has foxing throughout, minor pencil writing to end papers, small sticker on the rear paste down, and some tearing to the paste down gutters.
NOTE: Shelved in Room A. 1373349. Special Collections.
NOTE: Shelved in Room A. 1373349. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1373349
- Title
- A LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- Author
- Lee, Sidney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Illustrated Library Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...