Tales from Shakespeare
by Lamb, Charles and Mary; The Rev. Alfred Ainger, M.A. (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 395 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, portrait frontis; a.e. tanned, front hinge starting. Cover: decorative wood veneer boards, green backstrip, green titles front, gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, extrems moderately worn. A charming little book.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033019
- Title
- Tales from Shakespeare
- Author
- Lamb, Charles and Mary; The Rev. Alfred Ainger, M.A. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Half-Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Classic Literature
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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