The Original Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
by Hart , Horace
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Oxford : Printed at The Clarendon Press, 1905 Privately printed by the Bodleian Library at Oxford UK by Oxford Press. Contains an account of the history of Shakespeare's First Folio printed in 1623. This book was printed by the Bodleian library to commemorate the reacquisition of their only First Folio that was lost for centuries. There are numerous illustrations including the two actual engravings of only known image of William Shakespeare. Oversize folio 15in tall by 10in wide. Rebound in library brown buckram. This is an ex-library copy with minimal markings in very good condition. An extremely rare book for any collector or library. Has pasted in bookplate inside cover.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Seller
- Sawgrass Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 19744
- Title
- The Original Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
- Author
- Hart , Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford : Printed at The Clarendon Press
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- THE ORIGINAL BODLEIAN FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature - British; Drama / Plays / Film; Rare Firsts;
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Sawgrass Books
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Decatur, Georgia
About Sawgrass Books
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- Bookplate
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Folio
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