The dramatic works of William Shakspeare. : With remarks on his life and writings / Thomas Campbell
by Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Galway, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1844. New edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Ellen James. Good copy only in full contemporary aniline calf with gilt borders. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. All edges marbled. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and bumped as with age; front board detached. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 960 pp., [2] leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm. Notes; Text in two columns. Subjects; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 ; Biography.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 394345
- Title
- The dramatic works of William Shakspeare. : With remarks on his life and writings / Thomas Campbell
- Author
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- London : Edward Moxon, Dover Street
- Date Published
- 1844
Terms of Sale
MW Books Ltd.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt if you are unsatisfied with either our description of, or the book itself.
About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...