The Works of William Shakespeare [in 14 volumes]
by Shakespeare, William [Edited by Sir Henry Irving and Frank A.Marshall]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London: The Gresham Publishing Company. 1906. Large octavo size [17x23cm approx]. Very Good condition. Green cloth boards with gilt to face & spine. Some quite light wear to spine ends and some light "flecking" to some volumes. Volume 13 spine a liitle discoloured. Top edge gilt. Colour Frontis to each volume. Black & white illustrations. The Henry Irving Shakespeare. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Notes and introductions to each play. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB317287
- Title
- The Works of William Shakespeare [in 14 volumes]
- Author
- Shakespeare, William [Edited by Sir Henry Irving and Frank A.Marshall]
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Adelaide Booksellers
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About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...