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The Plays of William Shakespeare (The Stevens edition) with Gloassaria Notes and An Account of the Life and Writings of Shakespeare (eight volumes of ten)
by Shakespeare, William (corrected by George Steevens, Life by Mr Rowe)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
printed for Otridge & Rackham, 1824. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, eight volumes of ten, lacking volumes II and X, each 7 1/4" x 4 1/4", quarter calf with marbled paper covered boards, black morocco labels to spine lettered gilt, simple repeat decoration to spine compartments, gilt dulled. Rubbed to extremities with some corners of boards knocked at tips, scattered browning but text generally clean, binding tight, text generally clean, portrait frontis to volume I. The text of the Steevens edition of 1765 is used throughout together with Dr Johnson's Preface and The Life by Mr Rowe. An attractive part set..
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- Bookseller
- Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217839
- Title
- The Plays of William Shakespeare (The Stevens edition) with Gloassaria Notes and An Account of the Life and Writings of Shakespeare (eight volumes of ten)
- Author
- Shakespeare, William (corrected by George Steevens, Life by Mr Rowe)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- printed for Otridge & Rackham
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- drama plays theatre
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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