London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, 1870. Reprint. Quarter Leather. VG. H. C. Selous. Small Quarto. Three (3) volumes in quarter black leather gilt. Black pebbled cloth boards. Gilt edges. Red leather title label. "Cassell's Illustrated Shakespeare" Edited and Annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. Divided into Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. First published in 1850's this is undated but probably circa 1870. Sporadic foxing. Wear to all the extremities but a solid attractive set.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 41739
Title: The Plays of Shakespeare
Author: SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
Illustrator: H. C. Selous
Format/Binding: Quarter Leather
Book Condition: Used - VG
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Cassell Petter & Galpin
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1870

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Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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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...
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...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Pebbled: Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...