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Price: US$13.12 + shipping
Description: "A New Edition." Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; T. Egerton et al, including Deighton and Sons, Cambridge; Wilson and Sons, York; and Stirling and Slade, A. Black, P. Brown, and J. Fairbairn, Edinburgh. Vol. 7 only: 385, [1] p.; 16 cm. Contemorary full calf with gilt-rolled border on both boards (lacking leather over spine). Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper, dated 1860. Contents: King Richard III -- King Henry VIII -- Troilus and Cressida. In Good- Condition: lacking leather over spine; back board partially detached; pages are clean and tight.
Seller: Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.87 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: about 350pp each. all still well bound and hinges good but some minor wear, as expected in a set of this age. Marbled edges and end-papers. No names or inscriptions. Interiors good and clean. Vol 9 is missing label to spine. Please note all others in the picture now sold.
Seller: Tony Hutchinson, Seale, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Boards rubbed and marked, all edges gilt, light foxing to some pages, light pencil to some margins. Otherwise clean. Good.
Seller: Tobo Books, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex-library Vol. 7 of F. C. and J. Rivington, et al. hardcover, REBOUND in half-bound dark brown leather with lighter brown boards, with gilt lettering on spine, is in G condition, having much wear to covers: chipping and wear to top spine, and wear to bottom spine; a crack to hinge near top with a small torn away section to leather, and wear to hinge edges (front and back); bumped (on back cover) bottom corner; library markings: library bookplate on first fixed endpaper ("Public Library, Haverhill, Pentucket"), small penciling on title-page: "1667" and "379" (see our photo), catalog number written in blue pencil on reverse of title-page, another penciled "1667" on last page, check-out register paste-down on last free endpaper; small pencil checkpoints on character page of Julius Caesar; binders stamp dataed July 1921 on bottom of last free endpaper. Drama. Shakespeare. DB.
Seller: Counterpane Books, Frazier Park, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$192.58 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 9 volumes out of a set of 10, volume 10 missing. Brown leather w. gilt titles & decorations on spines, marbled page edges. Wear to edges & corners of boards, rubbing & some scratches on covers, small losses to spines of vol. 1, 3 & 4. Small amount of foxing to contents, browing on prelims. Multi volume set, may be extra postage.
Seller: The Devonport Vintage Bookshop, Auckland, NZ, New Zealand
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. Leatherbound, with gilt-lettered leather spine labels. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Engraved frontispiece portrait to Vol. I. Boards off of Vol. I, V, IX, X; front board of Vol. VII hanging by a thread; spine leather chipped and showing some dark spots. Contents showing occasional spots/smudges but generally unmarked and clean.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Price: US$493.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ten matching small volumes with dark green half leather bindings and marbled boards. Gilt decoration on spine, two spine labels on each volume with gilt lettering. Covers are lightly worn, corners, edges and spine ends are a little rubbed. Bindings are sound. Volume 1 contains black and white frontis portrait of Shakspeare. Marbled end-papers and block edges. Light foxing to prelims in some volumes, pages and text is clean, crisp and bright. 8 of the volumes have a previous owners name handwritten on front free end-papers. Volume I also contains 'Some Account of the Life &c. of William Shakspeare' by Mr Rowe. and 'Dr. Johnson's Preface to his Edition of Shakspeare's Plays, Printed in 1765'. 10-volume set (complete). No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05420124043. For International tracked shipping please select the Priority shipping service. These books are much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges for some delivery services to some locations.
Seller: Bailgate Books Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom
Price: US$715.00 + shipping
Description: 8 volumes. The Malone edition, first edition thus. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and engraved illustrations throughout. 8vo, handsomely bound in full diced calf of the period, the covers with triple gilt fillet borders enclosing a wide roll tooled border gilt and enclosing a central ornamental frame of single and double gilt fillet rules and floral corner pieces, the spine panels sometime rebacked to style with wide raised bands gilt and compartments decorated with gilt lyre motifs, two compartments lettered in gilt, original marbled endleaves and edges. A set with some wear caused by age and use, some boards are detached and can be repaired, the text-blocks are clean and crisp and in quite excellent condition. FIRST EDITION THUS AND AN EARLY OCTAVO PRINTING OF SHAKESPEARES WORK, ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS. The Malone edition has long been considered one of the very best editions of Shakespeare's works. It includes Chalmers Preface, a Life of Shakespeare, the authors will, Johnsons and Popes famed prefaces, an Historical Account of the English Stage and for each play, an historical sketch and argument are prefixed. Additionally, included here is the very fine glossary and index which gives a most expansive collection of words and passages used by Shakespeare throughout the plays. This version derives as well as from Rowe and those who followed him and from Malones 1821 text, which is renowned for its accuracy and consistency. In fact, it "has time and again been called the foundation of modern Shakespeare scholarship." [Shakespeare Domesticated]. This collection is of value especially because it contains documents and editing considered highly significant in Shakespearean scholarship and editing.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
William Shakespeare. The Plays of William Shakespeare. F. C. and J. Rivington, 1823.
Price: US$4999.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: ***SPECTACULAR 200-YEAR-OLD COMPLETE 8-VOLUME SET OF THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE IN ORIGINAL FULL-CALF FINE BINDING IN ANTIQUARIAN NEAR FINE CONDITION!*** 1823 The Plays of William Shakspeare, Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copies Left By the Late George Stevens, Esq. and Edmond Malone, Esq. with Mr. Malones Various Readings; A Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, From the Most Eminent Commentators; A History of the Stage, and a Life of Shakspeare by Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A. A New Edition in Eight Volumes. Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode for publisher F. C. and J. Rivington and multiple partners. This set uses the text edited by George Steevens, one of the most important commentators on the Bard and a central figure in Shakespeare's apotheosis during the Georgian era to the title of England's greatest writer. OVERALL CONDITION: All 8 volumes are in Antiquarian NEAR FINE condition (VG+ grade for more modern books). It is quite rare to find a 200-year-old set in its original binding in such exquisite condition! Octavo, 8.5 x 5.5. Fine full-leather binding: In a striking early 19th century English dark blue full-calf with beautiful tooled and gilded boards with ornate border design work that extends to the interior boards edges. Four-ribbed spine with two red Morocco spine labels - one in compartment 2 and one in compartment 4. Compartments 1, 3, and 5 feature striking gilt design work. Full marbled edges. Marbled endpapers. Collated and complete featuring a tissue-guarded copper engraved plate for each work of Shakespeare - 37 in total plus Volume Is frontispiece of The Immortal Bard. Each volume has a sewn-in blue silk ribbon placeholder. ABOUT THE PRINTER OF THIS SPECTACULAR SET. A. and R. Spottiswoode. In 1819, Andrew and his brother Robert took over the running of the printing business of their uncle Andrew Strahan, the official Kings Printer. They brought in steam-powered printing presses. The King's Printer (known as the Queen's Printer during the reign of a female monarch) is typically a bureau of the national, state, or provincial government responsible for producing official documents issued by the King-in-Council, Ministers of the Crown, or other departments. Andrew Spottiswoode (19 February 1787 20 February 1866) was a Scottish printer, publisher and politician, MP for Saltash from 1826 to 1830, and Colchester from 1830 to 1831. In 1830, they were granted a renewed 30-year patent as King's Printer. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: All 8 volumes are strongly bound with square spines, very firm hinges and joints and tight pages. 97%+ of the gilding is intact and the boards are colorful. Light rubbing to spines, board edges and corners (multiple corners are lightly bumped), rubbing and light scratches to front and rear covers commensurate with 200-years-of-age. Each volume has a lovely mid-century bookplate attached to the front pastedown and an antique owner signature on the FFEP. There is the highly infrequent page corner crease or area of wear or mark. There is sporadic foxing particularly on and near the plates. Heavier foxing on the front and rear flyleafs and first few and last few pages of text. The vast majority of the leaves are clean with sharp text and bright pages and minimal wear. The page edges are impressively clean. The exception being the fore-edge on Vol. 6 has an ink stain. There is the usual unavoidable engraving shadowing to first few pages preceding and following each plate, despite being tissue-guarded. More pictures available upon request. The volumes will ship fully insured with signature required upon receipt for your protection. This set is from my personal collection and is exceptionally beautiful! I have bought and sold books and art on eBay for over a decade and have a 100% satisfaction rating. I am now selling on ABE Books. Im a collector first and know what it's like to receive items not matching the sellers descriptions or that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. That is why I offer a 100% satisfaction, money back guarantee, and go to great lengths to accurately describe my rare, signed and collectible books and post pictures of the "actual book." I carefully package and ship your newly acquired treasure(s) and ship within 1 business day of receiving your order.
Seller: Ironwolf Books, Litchfield Park, AZ, U.S.A.