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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE CAMBRIDGE EDITION TEXT INCLUDING TEMPLE NOTES - 2 VOL. SET (COMPLETE)
by William Shakespeare, illustrated by Rockwell Kent, edited by William Aldis Wright
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1936. limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. 10 x 13 in. Limited edition of 750 copies, this is no. 246, signed on the limitation page by Rockwell Kent. Blue cloth boards with ivory paper spine labels. Bevelled edges, gilt upper text edge. Frontis plates in both volumes, full-pg plates throughout. Condition is VERY GOOD ; lacks the original and usually damaged slipcase. Covers have wear and rubbing, corners but not spine ends bumped, minimal shelf wear. Vol. 2 has some pale water discoloration to the front board, also to the front endpapers and half title pg, next pg, and then mildly to the margins only of the frontis. The discoloration to the board is a paler blue, rather than dark areas. The spines of both volumes are the darker, original blue. Spine labels have some edge wear and fading. Both bindings tight. Vol. 2 has a mild central ripple to the pages, and some mild foxing to the margins of the plates, also a water spot on the lower corner on about half the pgs (see photo). Text clean and unmarked in both. Extra shipping may apply. Shakespeare/Kent. RGR.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50323
- Title
- THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE CAMBRIDGE EDITION TEXT INCLUDING TEMPLE NOTES - 2 VOL. SET (COMPLETE)
- Author
- William Shakespeare, illustrated by Rockwell Kent, edited by William Aldis Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- limited edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
Terms of Sale
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Blue Hill, Maine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
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