Religious and Moral Sentences Culled from the Works of Shakespeare, Compared with Sacred Passages Drawn From Holy Writ: Being a Selection of Religious Sentiments, and Moral Precepts Blended in the Dramatic Works, &c. of Our Immortal Bard.
de William Shakespeare
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Calkin & Budd , 1848. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The scarce first edition of this selection of religious and moral sentences from the works of Shakespeare in a decorative cloth binding. The scarce first edition. Bound in decorative cloth. Illustrated with a monochrome portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare, decorative borders and 2 monochrome plates. Collated complete. This work was produced by a member of the Shakespeare Society and provides a selection of moral and religious sentences from the works of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's sentences can be seen on the left page, with the corresponding passage from holy scriptures to the right, comparing the two and providing context to the religious phrases within the sentence. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping to the extremities, fading to the spine, the odd minor mark, very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine and slight discolouration to the extremities of the boards. Front hinge starting with light handling marks to the endpapers and an old ink inscription dated 1903 to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with very lightly age toned pages to the extremities with an adhered newspaper clipping with a portrait of Shakespeare adhered to the front blank and age toning to the frontispiece and plates with offsetting to the verso of the frontispiece. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 884Z31
- Título
- Religious and Moral Sentences Culled from the Works of Shakespeare, Compared with Sacred Passages Drawn From Holy Writ: Being a Selection of Religious Sentiments, and Moral Precepts Blended in the Dramatic Works, &c. of Our Immortal Bard.
- Autor
- William Shakespeare
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Calkin & Budd
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1848
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- First edition Shakespeare Religion Christianity Shakespeare
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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