An Essay on the Learning of Shakespeare
by Richard Farmer, D.D
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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Basil: Printed and fold by J. J. Tourneisen, 1800. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by George Lyman Kittredge on flyleaf. One-quarter calf with tortoise-shell paper sides and green corner-tips; tooled spine. Marbled endpapers. 8vo. 96 pages. Front matter includes the Preface to the Second Edition (1767) and the Advertisement prefixed to the Third Edition (1789). George Lyman Kittredge's copy. Kittredge (1860-1941) was a Harvard professor, best known for his authoritative edition of Shakespeare's works. Also, inscribed ''Ex Libris / Antonio Alfredo Giarraputo / et amicorum / 28.VIII.57''. Antonio ''Tony'' Giarraputo (1923-1989) was born in Boston, served in WWII, graduated from Harvard in 1950, and studied in Florence, Italy, as a Fulbright fellow. He was a known poet in Boston, and taught in its schools for more than two decades, including at the Boston Latin School, English High School (his alma mater), and the Lincoln School.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013864
- Title
- An Essay on the Learning of Shakespeare
- Author
- Richard Farmer, D.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed and fold by J. J. Tourneisen
- Place of Publication
- Basil
- Date Published
- 1800
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- George Lyman Kittredge, Antonio Giarraputo,
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