Click for full-size.
THE LIFE OF TYMON OF ATHENS (Timon of Athens). Original play from the second edition 1632.
by SHAKESPEARE William.:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Printed by Tho. Cotes for Richard Allot at his shop at the signe of the Black Bear in Paul's Church-Yard, 1632.. COMPLETE PLAY EXTRACTED FROM THE SECOND FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS 1632. Laid in there is a loose typed letter from a London bookshop, giving the publisher and date and stating that the binding is by the fine binder, Bernard Middleton (see attached image). Slim folio, approximately 310 x 210 mm, 12½ x 8¼ inches, printed in double columns, head- and tailpieces, pages: 107-128, finely bound in full mottled two toned panelled calf, gilt title to upper cover. Pages 110 &111 have a small pale stain (see attached images), slight pale staining to 4 inner margins, not near text, slight rippling to pages, occasional small pale mark of no consequence, otherwise a very good clean copy. See: W. W. Greg, A Bibliography of the English Printed Drama to the Restoration, Volume 2, page 550. All the printer's mistakes to catchwords in this copy are the same as listed in Greg. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47470
- Title
- THE LIFE OF TYMON OF ATHENS (Timon of Athens). Original play from the second edition 1632.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE William.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London, Printed by Tho. Cotes for Richard Allot at his shop at the signe of the Black Bear in Paul's Church-Yard, 1632.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SHAKESPEARE plays theatre literature drama tragedies Timon Tymon
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
Positive Representation Matters
Books transmit cultural values and can shape the views of society. Learn more about the history of American literature in Collecting Children’s Literature by Writers and Educators of the Harlem Renaissance.
Storing books - laying down or standing up?
Don’t unwittingly damage your growing book collection! Learn about when to store books laying down vs standing up. Read About Safe Book Storage
