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The Tempest
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton [1908]. 4to. xxiv, 144 pp. Full blue cloth with gilt designs and lettering to boards and spine. Spine a little sunned, minor rubbing to extremities; head of spine has been repaired, and tail is slightly worn. Gilt bright and boards clean. Spotting to prelims but otherwise internally clean. Shakespeare's classic play, illustrated with 40 lovely tipped in colour plates with tissue guards, by Edmund Dulac. A special volume, would be very good condition if not for repair to spine. . Good. Publisher's Cloth. 1908.
Synopsis
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s last solo-written plays. This tragedy tells the story of an exiled ruler who uses magic to restore his daughter to power and argues that the powerful must show mercy. First performed in 1611, The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations, from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands. O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in ’t! (V.i.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68812
- Title
- The Tempest
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Illustrator
- Dulac, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton [1908]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 4to.
- Keywords
- Drama,Shakespeare,Dulac,Edmund,Illustrated,Drama,Literature,English
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Performing Arts - Theatre / Dance;
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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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London, Greater London
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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