The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere - Histories - Vol 1
by Ed: Charles Knight
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Clevedon, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles Knight, 1839. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7_ - 9_" tall. W. Harvey. In 'Works of Shakspere' series. Date and edition not known, but believed to be circa 1840. The 'Advertisement pages at front dated 1939. In very good half green leather and multi coloured swirl patterned boards, black title field with gilt titles on spine, seven gilt decorated horizontal bands. Very tightly bound, unmarked covers; slight edge-wear, corners scuffed, spine slightly sunned. Clean brown end papers. Clean multi coloured swirl-patterned cut edges. The text block is in very good condition, tight and clean, not tanned, lightly foxed end pages and prelims. With many illustrations by W. Harvey. Illustrated title page. The seven other titles in series available from same seller.
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- Bookseller
- Clevedon Community Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43979
- Title
- The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere - Histories - Vol 1
- Author
- Ed: Charles Knight
- Illustrator
- W. Harvey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Knight
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Pages
- 390
- Size
- 8vo - over 7_ - 9_" tall
- Keywords
- SK
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About the Seller
Clevedon Community Bookshop
Biblio member since 2012
Clevedon, Somerset
About Clevedon Community Bookshop
Clevedon Community Bookshop, co-operatively owned, opened on 31 December 2011 and now has a general stock of approximately 20,000 books. Our bookshop in Copse Road is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11.00am to 4.00pm. The co-operative comprises just over 600 members from around the world and was set up to stop the only second-hand bookshop in our town from closing. The benefit of being a member/shareholder is only social: no-one benefits financially. All profits are used to improve the bookshop and its stock, and, through events, to contribute to the literacy and literary profile of our town. The Bookshop Manager has fifteen years' experience in second-hand bookselling. Email us if you would like to join our co-operative and thus jointly own our bookshop with us.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
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