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The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakespere in EIGHT(8) VOLUMES

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The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakespere in EIGHT(8) VOLUMES

by Shakespere, William [Shakespeare][Edited by Charles Knight]

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Internally, all of the volumes are clean and tight. Condition of the bindings varies. One spine is entirely missing. One cover
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About This Item

London: Charles Knight & Co., nd (ca 1838). Gilt decorated brown cloth. Internally, all of the volumes are clean and tight. Condition of the bindings varies. One spine is entirely missing. One cover is detached. The remaining volumes had small spine nicks and tears, many reguled. Overall, it's about VG. Large 8vo. Profusely illustrated with wood engravings. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Wikipedia says this edition was published in parts from 1838-41 and that his non-standard spelling of "Shakespere" set a trend.

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Bookseller
The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
18021721
Title
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakespere in EIGHT(8) VOLUMES
Author
Shakespere, William [Shakespeare][Edited by Charles Knight]
Illustrator
Profusely illustrated with wood engravings
Format/Binding
Gilt decorated brown cloth
Book Condition
Used - Internally, all of the volumes are clean and tight. Condition of the bindings varies. One spine is entirely missing. One cover
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Charles Knight & Co.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
nd (ca 1838)
Pages
8 volumes
Size
Large 8vo
Keywords
Shakespeare, Elizabethan Tragedy, Elizabethan Comedy, Elizabethn History, English Tragedy, English Comedy, English History, Poetry, Sonnets, Biography, Illustration, Elizabethan Drama, English Drama, Elizabethan Theatre, English Theatre, Theater

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
ND
no publisher's date given
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...
VG
Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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....
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