The Complete Works of Shakespeare; Revised from the Original Editions, with historical and analytical introductions to each play and notes explanatory & critical; and a Life of the Poet, with an introductory essay on his phraseology & metre. Volume One (1) Comedies. (single volume only of three)
by William Shakespeare; J. O Halliwell, Editor; T. D. Scott, illustrations
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: John Tallis & Co, c. 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. In difficult condition and sold as is. Single vol. 1 (Comedies) only of 3 vol. set. Quarto, 10 3/4" tall, xxxi + 576 + 22 steel plate illustrations, gilt titles on three-quarter decorative leather over brown cloth, gilt fore-edges. A good hardcover overall (interior very good minus) BUT with back strip missing and covers loose, fore-corner tips worn through to boards; internal binding solid, paper lightly yellowed, steel plate engravings bright, but with light foxing primarily on verso of plates and at some margins, and with previous owner's signature and short inscription with year 1869 penned on flyleaf. This larger and heavier volume will require some additional postage.
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- Bookseller
- Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37114
- Title
- The Complete Works of Shakespeare; Revised from the Original Editions, with historical and analytical introductions to each play and notes explanatory & critical; and a Life of the Poet, with an introductory essay on his phraseology & metre. Volume One (1) Comedies. (single volume only of three)
- Author
- William Shakespeare; J. O Halliwell, Editor; T. D. Scott, illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Tallis & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- c. 1869
- Keywords
- Shakespeare; Comedies; Drama; Literature; Theatre; Theater
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama, Theatre;
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Avenue Victor Hugo Books specialize in first editions of the best in fiction, history, biography, poetry, drama, and essay. Our catalogue features careful, considered assessments of all of our stock. We are not flippers selling books by the pound. Instead, we try to limit our stock to books in a condition we'd be proud to place on our personal bookshelves.
For nearly 30 years, Avenue Victor Hugo Books was a fixture of Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay, at one time holding over a quarter-million magazines and 150,000 used books. Awarded "Best Used Bookstore" multiple times by Boston Magazine, the store was a favorite of Boston-area authors and college students alike.
Since relocating to New Hampshire our shop has been featured on WBGH Boston News, WVCB's "Boston Chronicle," NHPR, and WMUR's "New Hampshire Chronicle." Avenue Victor Hugo has also recently been featured in "New Hampshire magazine," "The Boston Globe," UNH's "The New Hampshire," "The New Hampshire Union Leader," and "Foster's Daily Democrat."
Our store is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 6pm in Lee, New Hampshire, less than 10 minutes from the University of New Hampshire.
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