The Works of William Shakespere; containing his Plays and Poems
by William Shakspere; Charles Knight
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A very good to excellent copy in attractive period crimson binding
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: George Cox, 1852. A very good to excellent copy in attractive period crimson binding. Edition: 6th, Binding: contemporary full morocco upper and lower boards with double straight lined embossed boarder within 4 straight lined gilt boarders. Spine with 6 compartment of raised bands, gilt lettering on two. All edges gilt. Marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: Charles Knight the prominent 19th century English author and publisher printed many literay works. Among them “The Works of William Shakspere” first published in weekly volumes from 1838-1841. (Oxford Concise Biography), Size: Large 8vo, Illustration: Engraved frontis with various portraits of Shakspere, a profusion of woodcut engraved illustrations most are the title pages to the various works by Shakespere., Provenance: Gilt tooled paste down ex-libris on the paste down endpaper., Pages: P. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, contents (2), 1-1080., Category: Book Literature
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B2346
- Title
- The Works of William Shakespere; containing his Plays and Poems
- Author
- William Shakspere; Charles Knight
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good to excellent copy in attractive period crimson binding
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Cox
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- Book Literature
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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....