THE WORKS OF SHAKSPERE: Containing His Plays and Poems, From The Text of The Edition By Charles Knight: With Glossarial Notes: And Facts Conn3cted With His Life And Writings Abridged From "William Shakespeare, a Biography". ILLUSTRATED by William Harvey
by Knight Charles (William Shakespeare)
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York St, Covent Garden, London: H. G. Bohn, 1859. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Harvey, William. Seventh Edition, 1859. Beautifully Illustrated with many Full Page B&W Engraved Illustrations by William Harvey. Contemporary Dark Blue Fill Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to Spine. Ornate Gilt Foliate Decoration in the compartments with Gilt Title in the 2nd. Classical Gilt Border Decoration on front & rear and also on inside of cover where the leather folds in to meet the Marbled Endpapers. Beveled Edges. All Page Edges Bright Gilt. Frontispiece Illustrated with Portraits of Shakespeare. 9 1/2" Tall. A few occasional spots of light foxing. Some edgewear to cover (see photo). No inscriptions except a small penciled ref. on preliminary page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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- Title
- THE WORKS OF SHAKSPERE: Containing His Plays and Poems, From The Text of The Edition By Charles Knight: With Glossarial Notes: And Facts Conn3cted With His Life And Writings Abridged From "William Shakespeare, a Biography". ILLUSTRATED by William Harvey
- Author
- Knight Charles (William Shakespeare)
- Illustrator
- Harvey, William
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- H. G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- York St, Covent Garden, London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- FICTION/CLASSICS/DRAMA/PLAYS/POETRY/SHAKESPEARE/WILLIAM HARVEY
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