The Works of William Shakespeare. With Life, Glossary, Etc. Prepared From The Text of the First Folio, and The Quartos, Compared With Recent Commentators
by SHAKESPEARE, William
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London, Frederick Warne and Co., ca. 1890., 1890. The "Albion" edition (so stated). Frontispiece portrait. Full tree calf, spine with five raised bands, compartments ruled in gilt with elaborate gilt stamping in five compartments, leather spine label stamped in gilt, covers with gilt decorative border, inner dentlles; green marbled endpapers; a.e.g.; brown silk bookmark. Very good-fine. 1136 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Morrison and Gibb Limited, Edinburgh.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs
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- 229616
- Title
- The Works of William Shakespeare. With Life, Glossary, Etc. Prepared From The Text of the First Folio, and The Quartos, Compared With Recent Commentators
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Frederick Warne and Co., ca. 1890.
- Date Published
- 1890
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- Gilt
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