Shakespeare
by Shakespeare, William (Study of). Swinburne, Algernon Charles
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1909. First Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Red cloth, top edge gilt, 83 pp. With the book plate of collector and one-time Grolier Club president Edwin B. Holden. Spine faded, head and heel of spine lightly bumped, light overall dustsoiling to covers, page edges tanned, endpapers foxed. Size: 12mo
Synopsis
While King Henry IV rightly laments that his heir, the young Prince Hal, has not distinguished himself in battle, Hal is up to no good at the Boar's Head Tavern with his rotund cohort, Falstaff. With a rebellion rising against the throne at home, Hal lives it up in the ale houses of London, associating with petty schemers and masterminding practical jokes instead of military strategies. When his father sends a messenger to fetch his delinquent son, will Hal rally to the call? Written prior to 1596, this much-loved play is referred to in multiple memoirs and documents of the day and in subsequent decades, including Samuel Pepys's diary, attesting to its impact and popularity. Blending action that takes place at court with scenes of city life, HENRY IV PART 1 marks a turning-point in Shakespeare's oeuvre, as action unfolds simultaneously in diverse locations, lending texture and variety to the drama, and involving characters drawn not only from the ranks of court, but from London's seedier byways. The sway of chaos and order, the perennial theme of Shakespeare's histories, is present here in the juxtaposition of the political realm with the Epicurean.
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- Bookseller
- Crane's Bill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11160
- Title
- Shakespeare
- Author
- Shakespeare, William (Study of). Swinburne, Algernon Charles
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Studies;
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An online source for out-of-print, unusual and hard-to-find books on a wide range of subjects. Owned and operated by Jeffrey Lee, a longtime bookseller in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 12mo
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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