Tales From Shakspeare: Designed for the Use of Young People
by Lamb, Charles
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
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About This Item
George Routedge and Sons, London, 1875. Hardcover. Fair. George Routedge and Sons, London, 1875. Fair. Undated circa 1875, publisher's catalogue at rear of book dated 1875. 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles & black embossed design on front cover & spine. Viii + 371pp plus 6 + 32pp publisher's catalogues. Binding has edge wear & book is a bit cocked, some foxing to front & occasionally elsewhere, generally fair to good condition. Frontispiece by John Gilbert, no other illustrations . Designed to be a gentle introduction to Shakespeare's works, this volume covers both the comedies & tragedies & includes stories from Othello, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, All's Well that Ends Well etc as well as a brief life of Shakspeare & the chronological order of the dramas.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 620M
- Title
- Tales From Shakspeare: Designed for the Use of Young People
- Author
- Lamb, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routedge and Sons, London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- SHAKESPEARE, SHAKSPEARE, DRAMA, PLAYS, CHILDRENS' SHAKESPEARE
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- Gilt
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