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The Tempest: The Chiswick Shakespeare
by Shakespeare, William; Dennis, John (Introduction & Notes); Shaw, Byam (Illustrated by); Moira, Gerald (Title Page Design)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell & Sons , 1899. First Edition Thus, First Impression . Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Shaw, Byam. Full green cloth with elaborate, gilt, Art Nouveau decoration to upper board and spine. Top edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Ribbon marker. Frontispiece (tissue-guarded), title page and other attractive b/w illustrations by Byam Shaw. Title page design by Gerald Moira. Introduction and Notes by John Dennis. xiii, 103 pp. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In good condition. Light wear to binding which looks greener and brighter in real life than in photo. Spine gilt dulled but upper gilt bright. Ribbon marker present but unattached and lightly age-toned. Gilt edges lightly dust-soiled, others age-toned. Light offsetting to endpapers; owner's signature to front pastedown. Frontis. tissue-guard browned. Contents clean without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005835
- Title
- The Tempest: The Chiswick Shakespeare
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; Dennis, John (Introduction & Notes); Shaw, Byam (Illustrated by); Moira, Gerald (Title Page Design)
- Illustrator
- Shaw, Byam
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, First Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Keywords
- Fine & Decorative Bindings; Performing Arts; English Literature; Art Nouveau Binding; Illustrated Shakespeare; Chiswick Press
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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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