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The Complete Works of Shakespeare: Comedies; Tragedies; Histories, Sonnets - Three Volumes Complete
by Shakespeare, William; edited by William Cullen Bryant & Evert A. Duyckinck
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oneonta, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Carson and Simpson, 1891. Beautifully bound edition of Shakespeare's works, edited by William Cullen Bryant and Evert A. Duyckinck. This edition of The Bryant Shakespeare is bound in full tooled leather, with gilt decoration on covers and spine. Five raised bands on each volume. Gilt border to endpapers. Gilt all edges. Impressive deluxe edition with 100 fine photogravure illustrations. Each volume measures 10 x 12 inches. Textblocks are very clean and crisp, minimal soil. Leather is generally intact and good condition, some minor chipping and wear to edges, each volume shows varying degrees of wear and chipping to upper and lower portions of spine, wear to hinges. Bindings are solid. Volume One: Comedies; Volume Two: Historical Plays; Volume Three: Tragedies and Poems.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Felix O.C. Darley and ALonzo Chappel.
Reviews
On Feb 13 2017, a reader said:
Its is Shakespeare in all its glory and such a beautiful volume. My fingers itch to reread Hamlet, Macbeth and every sonnet he ever wrote!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Popeks Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 700816
- Title
- The Complete Works of Shakespeare: Comedies; Tragedies; Histories, Sonnets - Three Volumes Complete
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; edited by William Cullen Bryant & Evert A. Duyckinck
- Illustrator
- Felix O.C. Darley and ALonzo Chappel
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Carson and Simpson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Drama, Leather Binding, Shakespeare, Antiquarian, Poetry, Classic Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Popeks Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2003
Oneonta, New York
About Popeks Books, IOBA
Store located at 356 Main Street in Otego, NY
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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