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UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

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UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

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London: Printed for J & R Tonson, C Corbet, H Woodfall, J Rivington, R Baldwin, L Hawes, Clark and Collins, W Johnston, T Caslon, T Lownds and the Executors of B Dodd, 1765 Book. Fair. Full-Leather with Raised Bands. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Early edition of Samuel Johnson's Shakespeare. Vol VII: Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra; Cymbeline; Troilus and Cressida. 547pp. Vol VIII: Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; Othello, The Moor of Venice. 473pp plus appendices to all eight volumes to rear. Full calf with gilt lined border, 5 raised bands, black label to spine 'Johnson's Shakespeare' (text only just legible). Marbled endpapers. Red page edges. Boards rubbed to edges and corners. Top board of Vol VIII detached. Top board of Vol VII starting to loosen but holding. Text block appears complete and in good condition although pages a little browned. Title and half-title pages complete in both volumes. Minor foxing to endpapers. OFFERS INVITED FOR… Read More

Longman, et al. Used - Good. 1793. London : Printed for T. Longman; B. Law and Son; C. Dilly; J. Robson; J. Johnson; T. Vernor; G., G., J., and J. Robinson; T. Cadell; J. Murray; R. Baldwin; H.L. Gardner; J. Sewell; J. Nicholls; F. and C. Rivington; W. Goldsmith; T. Payne, Jun.; S. Hayes; R. Faulder; W. Lowndes; B. and J. White; G. and T. Wilkie; J. and J. Taylor; Scatcherd and Whitaker; T. and J. Egerton; E. Newbery; J. Barker; J. Edwards; Ogilvy and Speare; J. Cuthell; J. Lackington; J. Deighton; and W. Miller, MDCCXCIII [1793]. Full calf, spines ruled and decorated in gilt, boards ruled in blind and gilt; all edges gilt. All volumes have been neatly rebacked, preserving the original spines except in the case of volume 14, where only the lower portion of the original spine remains. In the case of this volume, the restorer has done a very impressive job of replicating the tooled decorations and titles of the other volumes. The newer leather is a somewhat lighter color, however. The textual history… Read More