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The Works.: Edited by W. E. Henley.
by SHAKESPEARE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards,, 1901-04. An edition which, whilst satisfying the aesthetic sense, is yet entirely 'comfortable' to read The Edinburgh Folio edition, number 810 of 1,000 sets. William Ernest Henley (18491903), the poet most famous for his "Invictus", was also editor of the National Observer and published work from the most prominent authors of the 1890s. Having produced editions of Burns and Byron, Henley began editing Shakespeare in 1901. After his death, the edition was completed by the literary scholar Walter Raleigh (1861-1922). Ten volumes, tall quarto (321 x 207 mm). Contemporary red morocco, spine with raised bands, compartments lettered and tooled with floral device in gilt, red cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge uncut. Engraved portrait frontispieces with tissue guard, title pages printed in red and black with printer's device of T. A. Constable, Edinburgh. Occasional small mark to binding, touch of shelf-wear to bottom edges, internally clean. A near-fine set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170683
- Title
- The Works.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Grant Richards,
- Date Published
- 1901-04
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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