The Plays of Shakespeare, in 9 Volumes
by SHAKESPEARE, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1825. Hardcover. Very Good. 9 volumes "The Diamond Edition." 16mo., (approx. 3 1/2" X 2"), Vol 1: [vii] 306 p.p.; vol 2: 279 pp.; vol 3: 294 pp.; vol 4: 326 pp.; vol. 5: 321 pp.; vol. 6: 348 pp.; vol. 7: 320 pp.; vol. 8: 315 pp.; vol. 9: 279 -(liv) pp.] , all edges gilt volume 1 with oval gilt Pickering booksellers sticker to front paste down. Printed in diamond type by C. Corrall, the contents clean and tight with no inscriptions or marks. Publishers full green Morocco bindings in the original matching case, slight chipping to the head of spines of volumes 1 and 2. The bindings clean and tight with no splits. This edition was issued in two formats, with and without engravings. This set the edition issued without plates. A very good set of the plays, Keynes 88.
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- Bookseller
- Hereward Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 04593
- Title
- The Plays of Shakespeare, in 9 Volumes
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- Pickering
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...