britton john life (2 resultados)

[Shakespeare's Works] LEATHER-BOUND COMPLETE SET, Whittingham's Edition. Complete in seven volumes. Small octavo (12 x 8 x 22cm), pp.lxxii; 68; 68; 84; 76; 82 [2]; pp.[6] 78; 64; 80; 78; [2] 80; 86 [2]; pp.[6] 80; 92; 56; 72; 78; [2] 80 [2]; pp.[6] 88; 96; 96; 80; 96 [2]; pp.[6] 88; 108; 96; 104; 72 [2]; pp.[2] 108; 76; 104; 104; 75 [1]; pp.[6] 72; 104; 88; 116; 100 [24]. With frequent in-text woodcuts, and a frontispiece to volume I, as well as a glossary at the rear of the final volume. Contemporary black half morocco, with gilt titles to spines, and plain pasteboards. All edges marbled. Black ink ownership to endpapers of each volume. Toned to edges and endpapers, otherwise internally clean. Final volume, which contains King Lear, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Othello, more thumbed than the others; one leaf in the glossary coming loose. Moderate general wear to bindings; spines gently re-coloured. Very good.

Uniform matching recently rebacked hard back binding in publishers original full brown leather, the spines divided into five panels, red and black morocco lettered labels in the second and fourth, tools to the others, twin parallel line details across the panels, original end papers 32mo. 4½'' x 3¼''. Originally published in 7 volumes as the 'Whittingham Edition' this rather unusual full leather set has been rebacked. The second title pages refer to be published in 7 volumes, however, this set is over 14 volumes, because of this the binder has duplicated 7 volumes with two lots of different tools down the 14 spines, with generic titles to all 14. Illustrated title pages to seven volumes, other illustrations throughout the 14 volumes. From the private library of Thomas Valentine Smith with his bookplate to each front paste down. Thomas Valentine Smith inherited Ardtornish House, Morvern, Lochaber from his father, he was a sportsman and a vicarious adventurer and enjoyed entertaining parties of like-minded guests. To this end, he doubled the size of Ardtornish, adding two more towers, numerous service rooms, WC's and bathrooms. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHAKESPEARE, William.