1111pp. Maroon board hardcover, with gilt on front and spine.
Some scuffing to boards, light tears to spine ends, corners lightly bumped. Insect damage to bottom corner of title page. Creasing to the bottom edge of pages 359 to 376, not affecting text. Lightly tanned pages, with minimal foxing throughout. Not a bad copy.
Avon Edition - 'Avon' being the place of William Shakespeare's birth. (Born: Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom)
A NOTE ON THE SPELLING OF 'SHAKSPERE'
The spellings come primarily from Stratford and its environs and from London, with a few from a wider area of Warwickshire. A few appear to be members of other families with the same name. Most of the Stratford spellings come from documents involving William’s father, John Shakspere (who signed after the clerk wrote his name with an X or the mark of a glover) and who was an important man in Stratford for a time. Of the spellings by the Stratford clerk of John’s name, the most often seen is Shakspere––10. For others than John there were four more with that spelling.
http://politicworm.com/oxford-shakespeare/to-be-or-not-to-be-shakespeare/why-not-william/the-authorship-question-2/how-he-spelled-his-name/
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 234mm x 156mm x 38mm
- Sold By: Booktown Africana
- Contact Person: Chris Shelton
- Country: South Africa
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