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The Royal Shakspere
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Bibliophile Society, London, undated. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. The Royal Shakspere in 12 volumes, London: International Bibliophile Society, undated (early 1900s). Quartos, Copy No. 63 of an edition of 1,000, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spines, gilt-outlined inscription on front, illustrated with photogravures, drawings and paintings, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. The Bard's work presented in chronological order. Photos here of some of the great actors and actresses of the 19th century, including a Nadar photo of Sarah Bernhardt, Robson and Crane by Sarony (deftly hand-colored), Edwin Booth also by Sarony, Lily Langtry and others. Many of the photos are hand-colored -- some not so carefully, others very well. Condition of these books: Good to very good with a few loose plates, one lacking; covers lightly worn with occasional minor staining and discoloration; gilt at top edges has dulled. Images fine and sharp. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Quarto. 12-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Theatre & Plays; England; 1900-1920; Photography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53935. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53935
- Title
- The Royal Shakspere
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bibliophile Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- undated
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Theatre & Plays; England; 1900-1920; Photography. William Shakespeare The Royal Shakspere
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Rarities etc.
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About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
Glossary
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
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