The Works of William Shakespere; containing his Plays and Poems
London: George Cox, 1852. Edition: 6th, Binding: contemporary full morocco upper and lower boards with double straight lined embossed boarder within 4 straight lined gilt boarders. Spine with 6 compartment of raised bands, gilt lettering on two. All edges gilt. Marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: Charles Knight the prominent 19th century English author and publisher printed many literay works. Among them “The Works of William Shakspere” first published in weekly volumes from 1838-1841. (Oxford Concise Biography), Size: Large 8vo, Illustration: Engraved frontis with various portraits of Shakspere, a profusion of woodcut engraved illustrations most are the title pages to the various works by Shakespere., Provenance: Gilt tooled paste down ex-libris on the paste down endpaper., Pages: P. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, contents (2), 1-1080., Category: Book Literature. A very good to excellent copy in attractive period crimson binding. Item #B2346
Edition: 6th, Binding: contemporary full morocco upper and lower boards with double straight lined embossed boarder within 4 straight lined gilt boarders. Spine with 6 compartment of raised bands, gilt lettering on two. All edges gilt. Marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: Charles Knight the prominent 19th century English author and publisher printed many literay works. Among them “The Works of William Shakspere” first published in weekly volumes from 1838-1841. (Oxford Concise Biography), Size: Large 8vo, Illustration: Engraved frontis with various portraits of Shakspere, a profusion of woodcut engraved illustrations most are the title pages to the various works by Shakespere., Provenance: Gilt tooled paste down ex-libris on the paste down endpaper., Pages: P. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, contents (2), 1-1080., Category: Book Literature.
Price: $875.00