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The Plays of William Shakespeare.
A beautifully illustrated twelve-volume set of Shakespeare's plays in a handsome contemporary tree calf binding, comprising his 36 canonical works together with the late romance Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Edited with explanatory notes and essays by Nicholas Rowe, Dr Johnson, and Richard Farmer, and a useful glossary of key terms.
12 vols, 12 mo (16.5 x 10.5 cm); engraved portrait frontispiece by Ridley, numerous engraved plates after Stothard et al., publisher's device to titles, divisional titles dated 1798, old cataloguing note tipped-in to front pastedown of vol. 1, old bookseller's label to front pastedown of vols 2-12; contemporary tree calf, gilt spines, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, slightly rubbed with occasional loss, vol. 2 upper joint cracked but holding, old repairs, internally clean, very good.
Jaggard p.508.
12 vols, 12 mo (16.5 x 10.5 cm); engraved portrait frontispiece by Ridley, numerous engraved plates after Stothard et al., publisher's device to titles, divisional titles dated 1798, old cataloguing note tipped-in to front pastedown of vol. 1, old bookseller's label to front pastedown of vols 2-12; contemporary tree calf, gilt spines, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, slightly rubbed with occasional loss, vol. 2 upper joint cracked but holding, old repairs, internally clean, very good.
Jaggard p.508.
$1,675.08
The Plays of William Shakespeare.—
$1,675.08
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A beautifully illustrated twelve-volume set of Shakespeare's plays in a handsome contemporary tree calf binding, comprising his 36 canonical works together with the late romance Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Edited with explanatory notes and essays by Nicholas Rowe, Dr Johnson, and Richard Farmer, and a useful glossary of key terms.
12 vols, 12 mo (16.5 x 10.5 cm); engraved portrait frontispiece by Ridley, numerous engraved plates after Stothard et al., publisher's device to titles, divisional titles dated 1798, old cataloguing note tipped-in to front pastedown of vol. 1, old bookseller's label to front pastedown of vols 2-12; contemporary tree calf, gilt spines, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, slightly rubbed with occasional loss, vol. 2 upper joint cracked but holding, old repairs, internally clean, very good.
Jaggard p.508.
12 vols, 12 mo (16.5 x 10.5 cm); engraved portrait frontispiece by Ridley, numerous engraved plates after Stothard et al., publisher's device to titles, divisional titles dated 1798, old cataloguing note tipped-in to front pastedown of vol. 1, old bookseller's label to front pastedown of vols 2-12; contemporary tree calf, gilt spines, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, slightly rubbed with occasional loss, vol. 2 upper joint cracked but holding, old repairs, internally clean, very good.
Jaggard p.508.
