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THE LIFE OF TIMON OF ATHENS
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1919. First Edition Thus. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover. Includes several Appendices: Sources of the Play; The History of the Play; The Authorship of the Play; The Text of the Present Edition; Suggestions for Collateral Reading; and Index of Words Glossed . Spine faded (as usual), otherwise fine; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . The Yale Shakespeare Series. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 141 pp .
Synopsis
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart)The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged.Each volume features:Authoritative, reliable textsHigh quality introductions and notesNew, more readable trade trim sizeAn essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27248
- Title
- THE LIFE OF TIMON OF ATHENS
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Drama;, Plays;, Shakespeare;, Tragedy;, Timon;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre & Performing Arts;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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