A Life of William Shakespeare
by Sidney Lee
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1899. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A copy of this late nineteenth-century biography of Shakespeare, illustrated with plates. Fourth Edition. Featuring a portrait frontispiece. 'With portraits and facsimilies'. In a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with just some shelfwear. Internally, generally firmly bound although slightly strained in places. Generally clean with just a few scattered spots. With the bookplate of Nicholas Wall to the rear pastedown. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN21-E-2
- Title
- A Life of William Shakespeare
- Author
- Sidney Lee
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Shakespeare Shakspere Sidney Lee Shakspere
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...