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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, with a Full and Comprehensive Life; a History of the Early Drama; An Introduction to Each Play... Fireside Edition
by Shakespeare, William. Edited By George Long Duyckinck
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Charles H. Davis & Co., 1876. Title page dated 1876. Fireside edition, illustrated with full page engravings. Handsomely bound in full warm brown leather lettered and decorated in gilt and in blind, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, frontis portrait of Shakespeare, 968 pages, nearly 11 inches tall. Very good condition with expected light edge rubbing, good hinges (front hinge internally reglued and secure), text block sound, pages clean, same name neatly written on two blank pages at the front, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047463
- Title
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, with a Full and Comprehensive Life; a History of the Early Drama; An Introduction to Each Play... Fireside Edition
- Author
- Shakespeare, William. Edited By George Long Duyckinck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Charles H. Davis & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- LEATHER BINDING ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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