SHAKESPEARE (William).

The Works of William Shakespeare.

Edited, with a Scrupulous Revision of the Text, by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare to Vol. 1. Four volumes. 8vo. Original publisher’s polished calf by Bickers & Son, spines with five raised bands outlined in gilt, second, third and fourth panels lettered in gilt on green and red morocco labels, the rest richly tooled in gilt, covers with double gilt fillet borders and small gilt floral corner-pieces, marbled endpapers, marbled edges. London, Bickers and Son, 1864.

£1,500.00
SHAKESPEARE (William).
The Works of William Shakespeare.

A most attractive Victorian edition of Shakespeare’s works, including all of the plays along with the sonnets, bound by the publisher in polished calf with particularly extravagant spines.

Contemporary book labels of ‘Robert M’Millan, Palgowan’ to front pastedowns of each volume, offsetting to title page of Vol. 1, minor spotting to outer leaves, only trivial shelf wear to extremities, the joints remain strong and intact, a very fine set.

Stock No.
263270
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