THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEAR (8 Volumes Complete)
by William Shakespeare/ William Warburton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: J. And P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, et al., 1747. 1st thus. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Eight volumes, in uniform red calf with ornate gilt decorations to covers, spines. All edges gilt. Prefaces by William Warburton and Alexander Pope. Mild foxing to pages. Vol. 1 with a frontispiece engraving of Shakespeare. An attractive set with light shelf wear, minor soiling. Bindings firm. Record # 372902
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 372902
- Title
- THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEAR (8 Volumes Complete)
- Author
- William Shakespeare/ William Warburton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Publisher
- J. And P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1747
- Keywords
- Literature, Sets, , .
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...