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King Richard III
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/Fair
- Seller
-
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J. M. Dent, 1946. In the Temple Shakespeare series. Learther covers with gilt and red and gilt motif on upper cover, 185pp inc index with Eric Gill illustrations on half- and title pages, marbled endpapers and TEG. Covers have just modest shelfwear and rubbing to exposed lower spine, but internally clean and tight. Fragile DJ has general shelfwear and missing lower half of upper. Ref:125009. Reprint. Leather. VG-/Fair. Illus. by Eric Gill. 11x13.5cm.
Synopsis
"containing his treacherous plots against his brother Clarence, the pittiefull murther of his innocent nephewes, his tyrannicall usurpation, with the whole course of his detested life and most deserved death" (Subtitle of the 1597 edition.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005009
- Title
- King Richard III
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Illustrator
- Eric Gill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
Church Street Books
Biblio member since 2007
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.