Tales from Shakespeare
by Lamb, Charles
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co, 1887. Small Octavo. 368pp., edited with an introduction by Alfred Ainger, bound in ¾ green morocco over marbled paper covered boards, raised bands, marbled endpapers, spine lettering and top edge gilt. Charles lamb, his wife and sister adored Shakespeare and in 1807 published an illustrated edition of Tales from Shakespeare for children. This volume, is also meant for the young reader as a an introduction to the study of Shakespeare and includes all the Shakespeare favorites, including Romeo and Juliet. A very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015436
- Title
- Tales from Shakespeare
- Author
- Lamb, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Shakespere Shakespeare Shakspere
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...