THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE [SHAKSPERE] Revised from the best Authorities: with a Memoir and Essay on his Genius by Barry Cornwall: Annotations and Introductory Remarks on the Plays ... Illustrated with Engravings on Wood ... by Kenny Meadows
by Shakespeare, William; [Shakspere]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Robert Tyas; Printed by Vizetely Brothers & Co. Printers and Engravers, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. Kenny Meadows. Folio. 3 volumes. 27 cm x 17 cm bound in 4's. Original ornately blind-stamped brown ribbed cloth with gilt centrepiece to upper and lower covers, ornate gilt decorated spines. Text in double columns, profusely illustrated throughout, illustrated title-page to each play. Vol 1: Memoir and Essay, Comedies. Covers scuffed and rubbed, corners bumped, little denting to board edges, tanning to endpapers, spine ends started; Vol. 2: Tragedies. Light denting to board edges, corners bruised, tanning to endpapers, a few light pencil marks on pages 26-36; Vol. 3: Historical Plays, Poems & Sonnets. Covers very lightly soiled, corners bruised, light denting to edges, tanning to endpapers. Overall, a wonderful, bright set in the original gilt decorated cloth.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1540
- Title
- THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE [SHAKSPERE] Revised from the best Authorities: with a Memoir and Essay on his Genius by Barry Cornwall: Annotations and Introductory Remarks on the Plays ... Illustrated with Engravings on Wood ... by Kenny Meadows
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; [Shakspere]
- Illustrator
- Kenny Meadows
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Robert Tyas; Printed by Vizetely Brothers & Co. Printers and Engravers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1843
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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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