Tales from Shakspeare
by Lamb, Charles and Mary
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Bath, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1881 Edited, with an introduction by The Rev. Alfred Ainger. Engraved frontis by Du Maurier. White leather with gilt decorative design, 1881 gilt spine, marbled boards, foredges, and endpages. Bookplate of Charles Acher Wynne Firch. 368 pgs. slight rubbing to edges. Scarce early (1879) classic OCLC lists 9 holdings.. First Edition, Later Printing.. Marbled paper/leather. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Open Door Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00280093
- Title
- Tales from Shakspeare
- Author
- Lamb, Charles and Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Later Printing.
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- SHAKSPEARE CHILDRENS CLASSICS
Terms of Sale
Open Door Books
Full refund if returned within 10 days if not happy. Paypal accepted = Open Door Books will send invoice
About the Seller
Open Door Books
Biblio member since 2003
Bath, Maine
About Open Door Books
Established in 2000 we are open year round, 10-5ish in downtown Bath Maine. About 25,000 books, ephemera, some art and old maps. Maine books a speciality along with a nice selection of maritime/sailing/travel. Do stop in or drop us a line opendoor@gwi.net
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Marbled boards
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...