Macbeth : tragedie en 5 actes
by Shakespeare, William ; Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Francois Ernest, chevalier de
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with light edge wear.
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About This Item
Londres ; Paris ; Bruxelles: William Allen... ; Poulet-Malassis... ; C. Muquardt.., 1862. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. Near Fine with light edge wear.. Octavo in full high-quality brown leather (probably pig skin); raised bands and elaborate ornamentation to spine, front & rear boards and inner edges in gilt ; v, 108, [1] p. : port. ; 23 cm. Sewn binding. AEG. The translator's copy. Unique thus, with bookplate of the translator Chatelain "and Clara his wife..", with family crest, to front paste-down. An exqusite binding with bust of Shakespeare in gilt to front board and figure of presumably Lady MacBeth to rear. In French. || Folger. Printed books, v. 23,; p. 640. || Pictures available upon request.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86086
- Title
- Macbeth : tragedie en 5 actes
- Author
- Shakespeare, William ; Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Francois Ernest, chevalier de
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with light edge wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first edition
- Publisher
- William Allen... ; Poulet-Malassis... ; C. Muquardt..
- Place of Publication
- Londres ; Paris ; Bruxelles
- Date Published
- 1862
- Bookseller catalogs
- French;
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