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Tales from Shakespeare
by Lamb, Charles ; Lamb, Mary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Truslove, Hanson, and Comba. First Thus. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Truslove, Hanson, and Comba, 1899. Octavo. Bound in modern red cloth boards stamped in gold with gilt topstain and brown endpapers. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Book placed in custom acetate protector. A very good copy of this collection of retellings/summarization of famous Shakespeare plays intended for younger readers. Illustrated by Robert Anning Bell. 372 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
Synopsis
Celebrated prose retellings of Shakespeare's plays Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of adults as well as children with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare's originals. Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, Tales from Shakespeare provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the great works while retaining much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing, and rhythm. It is a captivating work of Romantic storytelling as well as the original literary homage to the Bard.
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 116234
- Title
- Tales from Shakespeare
- Author
- Lamb, Charles ; Lamb, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Truslove, Hanson, and Comba
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Southampton Books
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Southampton, New York
About Southampton Books
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- New
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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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.
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Crisp
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