THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1849 ILLUSTRATED EDITION, FINE LEATHER BINDING
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[SHAKESPEARE, William]. The Works of William Shakspere; Containing His Plays and Poems, from the Text of the Editions by Charles Knight: With Glossarial Notes; and Facts Connected With His Life and Writings, Abridged from 'William Shakspere, a Biography'; Illustrated by W. Harvey. London: Charles Cox, 1849.
First edition thus. Complete in one volume. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Thick quarto (240 x 150 x 70 mm.). Pp. iv, 1080. English text in double columns. Illustrated individual title pages engraved by J. Jackson, John Thompson, W.T. Green, C. Gray, Thos. Williams, F.W. Quartley, J.W. Whimper, E. Landells, W. Harvey, S. Williams, W. Dickes, S. Sly, Mason Jackson, E. Evans, and H.L. Clarke. Bound in stunning contemporary full tan calf, the covers elaborately gilt ruled and tooled, marbled page edges and endpapers, portrait frontispiece with tissue-guard. Printed by W. Clowes and Sons. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure with hinges intact. Some minor rubbing and scuffing to boards and extremities. Text-block remarkably clean with some light foxing confined to prelims. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown.
Notes: A scarce anthology containing the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare. With glossarial notes; and facts connected with his life and writings, abridged from "William Shakspere, a Biography". Profusely illustrated throughout by W. Harvey. Finely bound.