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The Works.: Edited by William Aldis Wright.
by SHAKESPEARE, William
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co.,, 1893-95. A monument of editorial judgement and accurate scholarship Edition De Luxe of the Cambridge Shakespeare, one of 500 unnumbered sets only, printed on handmade paper with each play in a separate volume, here very handsomely bound. The set is from the library of the American tin tycoon William Bateman Leeds (1861-1908), with his bookplate in every volume. The Cambridge Shakespeare, first published between 1863 and 1866, has "become the standard text... the introductions contain the safest guide as to authorities for the text and the notes form a complete apparatus criticus of the text... it is a monument of editorial judgement and accurate scholarship" (Ward & Waller, p. 280). 40 volumes, royal octavo (256 x 172 mm). Contemporary green morocco by Zaehnsdorf for C. Scribner's Sons, spines lettered in gilt, concentric gilt panelling to covers, gilt turn-ins, brown silk endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Title pages in red and black. Spines lightly sunned, contents partly unopened, else a fine set. A. W. Ward & A. R. Waller, eds., The Cambridge History of English Literature, vol. V, 1964.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 163408
- Title
- The Works.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan & Co.,
- Date Published
- 1893-95
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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