The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Comprising his Plays and Poems
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Waverley Book Co, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 1097 pages. No dust jacket. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Colour frontispiece and black & white illustrations throughout by T.M. Matterson and Alexander Anderson. Binding shaky. Front hinge cracked with netting exposed. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Boards are bowed slightly. Splits to joints at spine head.
Reviews
On Feb 13 2017, a reader said:
Its is Shakespeare in all its glory and such a beautiful volume. My fingers itch to reread Hamlet, Macbeth and every sonnet he ever wrote!
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1628578197LSA
- Title
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Comprising his Plays and Poems
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Waverley Book Co
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....